After yesterday's game against the Jazz, the Lakers had a week off and could relax. Hayes suffered a facial contusion yesterday and can use this time to recover, and it is not a big problem to return after the All-Star weekend, but it is a big deal to wear a mask like Goodwin.

The reason for the loss, on the one hand, is that the Lakers have an incomplete lineup, and Vincent, electric fans and others are absent. On the other hand, the Lakers underestimated their opponents. After the game, Redick thought it was natural for the Lakers to let their guard down against a team they had beaten just two days ago and had won three times earlier this season.

Summing up the loss, Reaves believes the Lakers' defense wasn't tight enough and had a lot of defensive mistakes: "When you don't shoot, you have to be very good defensively, and we don't. To be honest, I feel like we're playing like. ”

Redick said he thinks Ryan's Lakers debut was okay, and that having to play so much time when he first joined the team puts him in a difficult position.

Hayes's injury allowed Ryan to play 22 minutes, 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 fouls and 1 block. But it is not difficult to see from some offensive and defensive rounds that the card position and height advantage of rebounding are still okay, but the speed is relatively slow, and I hope that I can integrate more and more into the team in the future.

Ryan also spoke yesterday about why he chose to join the Lakers:"I knew it was a great opportunity to join the Lakers, and I couldn't pass up this opportunity to compete for a championship."

Kneckett on his past week being traded to the Hornets and then back to the Lakers: "It was a crazy time. Not many people can do that and come back. But at the end of the day, I just wanted to play basketball. I came back and told Redick and Pelinka that the most important thing I wanted to do was play basketball. I wanted to play but I came back late and in the end they said I would only play on Wednesday, so I'm happy to be back here and play with my team-mates. ”

By the way, there was nothing Doncic did for All-Star Weekend. Doncic said yesterday that he is looking forward to a mental break this week, but he will continue to train and get back to his rhythm and can't wait to play next week. As for the outlook for the future, Doncic said yesterday: "I think we can go very far. ”

Doncic's dad also said yesterday that he and James met recently: "LeBron welcomed me and told me and Luka that if we need anything, we can go to him. ”

The Lakers ended this wave of six consecutive wins, and fans did not panic at all, after all, we don't know where the ceiling is for them who are fully healthy. It's the first time since the 2019-20 season that the Lakers have won two straight games before All-Star arrives. I don't need to go into detail about what happened at the end of that season, right?

Since trading with the Nets for Finney Smith and Milton on December 30 last year, the Lakers have made several trades and signings in quick succession, and their overall game performance and record have improved. Since then, the Lakers have a 14-7 record.It ranks 6th in the league in record, 6th in offensive efficiency, 6th in defensive efficiency, and 6th in net efficiency.

The Lakers are simply too 6.

As we all know, the champions of recent years have basically ranked in the top 10 in the league in offensive and defensive efficiency, and there are few teams that are strong in offense and weak in defense, weak in offense and strong in defense, and particularly polarized. Only a balanced offense and defense can maintain the probability of winning the championship.

The Lakers suddenly took off, and their offensive and defensive efficiency suddenly entered the top level of the league. Whether or not they can win the championship next depends on the run-in between the new players and the team, and the Lakers' own creation.