The failure of the century! Give up thick eyebrows! When Doncic loses the pick-and-roll wall, James dream of five crowns is broken

The Lakers' ending this season can only be said to be self-defeated. Doncic may indeed be a great deal for the future, but obviously they cannot get the present. In fact, if Ma Wei's deal was not cancelled and the Lakers had a center, the situation would have been completely different. The lack of center forward to play pick-and-roll is undoubtedly a self-destructive operation for Doncic.

As for the Timberwolves' series, if Davis is still there, Randle will not be able to make a decision in the inside, Gobert will not be the O'Neal, and the Lakers will not be able to use Edwards' breakthrough. These are the direct impact of the lack of inside frame guards. So you will see that Doncic and Reeves are often overwhelmed in one wave, and the lack of center behind causes the Timberwolves to break the basket. James often has to go to the fifth position to face Gobert and Randall, which is indeed a bit difficult at this age.

Doncic was able to lead the team to the finals last season in the Mavericks, a large part of the reason why he has good players in the interior such as Gafford, Lefly and PJ Washington. Even if you pass Doncic, there are countless hands waiting for the opponent's attacking players behind you. This year's Lakers' defense, especially the playoffs, can be described as paper. The so-called front defense ability is not powerful at all at all when facing an absolute height, and both Vanderbilt and Finney Smith have made very limited contributions to the offensive end. Although Doncic's data is still excellent, it is not difficult to find that the efficiency is very low. The lack of inside and Doncic's pick-and-roll makes the team lose almost a complete offensive system.

As the rookie coach, Redick has not changed at all in this round of the series. The Lakers had no choice but to go in front of the Timberwolves. Except for the Timberwolves' three-pointer in the second game of the series, the Lakers won a sentence at home. In the rest of the moment, the Lakers could not match the Timberwolves' rhythm on both offense and defense, so the final result was beyond the expectations of many fans. The Timberwolves sent the Lakers home 4-1, and James made his second consecutive season to play for the first round. For James, his playoff record at the end of his career was indeed bleak. If Thick Brows are still there, the Lakers still have a great chance, at least the inside will not be slaughtered as they are now. The Lakers are still competitive enough to compete for the championship, but unfortunately there is no such thing as it is!