The Los Angeles Lakers, who took the top spot in the Western Conference rankings, deserve it because the strength, depth and star player record of the 2019-20 season gave them a huge advantage. But that changed after the Lakers entered the NBA bubble. Currently, the Lakers starters in Orlando are the worst in the NBA.
They’ve been struggling with the NBA Bubble so far, and no one really knows why they’re performing this way. They have lost four of the seven seeded games so far and have not shown a compelling or dominant performance.
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Needless to say, there are many reasons to worry about the Lakers’ current situation. In fact, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, the Lakers starting lineup was the worst in the Orlando bubble lineup with Lebron, AD, Danny and KCP.
(Via Hoop Collective podcast)
“Orlando has over 1800 starting 5 formations, but the worst lineup in Orlando was the Lakers starters, Lebron, Javert, Danny, AD, KCP and -28 in 41 minutes.”
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Not only the Lakers but also the Bucks recorded 2 wins and 4 losses in the bubble, Clippers 3 wins and 3 losses, Jazz 2 wins and 5 losses, and Heat 3 wins and 3 losses. But perhaps no top flight team looks as bad as the Lakers.
Davis recently had some problematic games, scoring only 8 points against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday and 9 points against Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.
Not only that, LeBron James’ points and assists also dropped, even though it was 57.7% before the NBA was postponed, dropping the shoot rate to 51.9%. The Lakers contradiction has also been seen by all players on the roster in the bubble so far.
And while the two stars are struggling to adapt to the situation, the team is struggling to win some wins before the playoffs begin.
Can Revlon and AD regain MVP performance? Should they still be a team that likes to come out of the West? The only way to answer these questions is the NBA, which will be played in the coming weeks.