The Lakers are very good at watching how the Warriors beat the Timberwolves, and the Thunder beat the Nuggets: The lineup is not good, and the temperament is not good

The Lakers have been a bit bad in recent years, either unable to enter the playoffs or in the first round. It was a bit embarrassing to see it, James was in danger of his later years.

Why can't the Lakers beat the Nuggets and be beaten for two consecutive years? James is aging and cannot play in the fourth quarter is one aspect, but more importantly, the lineup configuration is too poor.

does not mean that there are no good players, but that the position configuration is unreasonable. The inside line only relies on thick eyebrows, and there is no big center to hit him. Russell and Reeves on the outside were poor in defense, especially Russell. Not only did he not defend, he could not fight a tough battle. Under their defense, Murray played a super-season performance in two series.

Look at how the Thunder fights the Nuggets now. There are defensive players like Dortmund and Caruso on the outside. Under their strangle, Murray averaged only 19.75 points in four games and shot 40%.

Hatten is pushing against Jokic in the interior, and the tonnage is not much different. There is also Homgren, who has long hands and feet, and is always there to assist in defense. Under their defense, Jokic averaged 26.5 points, 14.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. Although the data looks good, he averaged 5.8 turnovers per game, and his three shooting percentages (overall shooting, three-pointers, and free throws) were only 39/21/78% respectively. It's totally bad.

Although the two teams are currently tied 2:2, the momentum of the game is completely on the Thunder. This trend can be seen during the game. Most of the Nuggets won the two games at a disadvantage, but at the critical moment, the Thunder made a mistake and was caught by the Nuggets and dragged into overtime. It was somewhat lucky. In the two games lost, the Nuggets were beaten. So the Nuggets are at the end of their strength.

The Timberwolves eliminated the Nuggets last year, with Murray restricted from the outside and Jokic restricted from the inside.

The Lakers cannot limit these two people at the same time.

The Lakers' defeat to the Timberwolves also had great problems in lineup configuration - after trading Davis, they almost gave up the inside (only one jumping man Hayes played for a few minutes). The starters on the outside are not good at defense. Among them, Reeves, Doncic, James, and Hachimura were all tired of talent, age and team requirements, and were unable to fully devote themselves to defense.

After facing the Timberwolves, either the outside door was wide open and was shot to death by someone on the outside, or the inside door was closed, and outsiders could enter and exit at will. Even the rough Gobert could score 27 points and 24 rebounds. This defense is really bad.

Look at the Warriors are fighting against the Timberwolves now, which means they don't have Curry, otherwise they would have been ahead long ago. But even without Curry, the Warriors were as strong as the end and the inside was obviously at a disadvantage, and did not completely explode.

The Lakers' lineup configuration is now unreasonable and they don't have the momentum to play. The first round of the game is quite consistent with your identity.