The Lakers participated in the Saturday match against the desperate Memphis Grizzlies for a victory. Tied in the ranking of the fourth seeded and at risk of getting closer to the game, the Lakers won the 134-127 victory.
It was the best game played by LeBron James, Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic. The three scored at least 25 points, took six rebounds and provided eight assists. The excellent performances were carried out by a clear and intentional change towards the use of James as a playing finisher, allowing the rear starting area to initiate most of the goods.
The coaches staff estimate how to support the offensive flow with the three. According to the NBA follow -up data, in a sample of 14 games, they have an offensive note of 113.0 together on the ground, which would rank 19th in the league.
It is a problem of the first world and that coaches would like to have. The franchises would sacrifice their next decade to have this problem, but this remains a concern.
A promising solution was to use James more in the position, especially when the teams implement a switching defense, as they recently did. Take a look below while LeBron defines a screen for Reaves and the Switch grizzlewood with Scotty Pippen Jr., creating a shift. An easy pass over it causes a basket to the edge.
He also places James in another place to be a playmaker. To attract attention without needing to dominate at the top of the key.
It’s always a shared offensive burden, but now shift Where does his attack come from. Another position entry is launched on the game below a switch, this time in the middle of the ground.
A dribble back Down attracts an additional defender, leaving the star of the JA Grizzles to keep two on the weak side. A kick leads to one of the four triples made by Gabe Vincent.
During a possession later in the match, James exploited a match in the post against Desmond Bane and marked effortlessly. Although none of these actions fully solves their chemistry on the ground – something that will develop over time – they offer alternative options to a simple individual game, which helps to mitigate the expected growth pain.
Another option is to use James as a screening at the top of the key. Jaxson Hayes is the only center of Lakers in the rotation, which lets the team play most minutes as a small group of balls. These alignments need one of the attackers to fill some of the roles of a large conventional man.
In a four -point match with two minutes to play, the Lakers perform a game for James to serve as a screening at the top of the key for Reaves. On this piece, he plays the central position in attack.
Look below while James catches the ball down, creating an opportunity to attack a situation with four against three. He performs a pass without dribbling to a Rui Hachimura de cup for dismissal.
It has no form or shape that it will never be on the ball, because it is always LeBron James which we are talking about. The very next offensive possession of the clutch, James and Reaves Switch Roles and the Lakers execute an inverted peak, where a screen guard for the center or the front.
The grizzles put two on the ball, leaving Reaves free in the painting. The Floater And-One One finish puts new lakers and seals the victory.
The two-men’s play game was a clip From the offensive of the Lakers crisis for years and Dononic, of course, will now expect to be strongly involved in these actions. A balance with the three threats simultaneously is the favorite result here.
James is the most versatile of the three and does not only “large man” tasks, but can also act as a bridge between the talented rear area. These pieces take advantage of the physical features of James and the IQ in a way that best serves the guards with which he plays while giving him the keys when he chooses it.
In the playoffs and high -level situations, the fate of the Lakers will always be in the hands of James. The Grizzles game serves as a plan for how the trio can work in the future, with James always the room that everything works.
This is simply not as we have generally seen in the past two decades.
