The effect on the court is obviously quite good, but the Lakers have not stimulated the potential of a substitute point guard at all?

In a previous NBA playoff game, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Lakers who played at home 103-96. After this game, the Timberwolves set the total score of the series at 4-1. They successfully reached the Western Conference semi-finals and will compete with the winner between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors for a spot in the Western Conference Finals; while the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

In this game, Lakers' substitute point guard Gabe Vincent got a lot of playing time, and his performance is actually not without highlights. Vincent played 26 minutes and 08 seconds in the game, made 0 of 2 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers and 0 of 2 three-pointers, did not score 1 point in the game, contributed only 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and had 3 fouls, but the plus-negative value was the highest +5 in the team. Vincent has no chance to get the phone or ball rights offensively, nor has he any presence. With limited shots, it is also a very normal thing for him to fail to exert his shooting ability. In fact, Vincent's performance on the defensive end is quite good. He has also shown excellent personal defensive ability and achieved certain results. Vincent has a relatively high influence on the game on the court, which can also be reflected in his plus-minus value of +5. However, the Lakers are too superstitious about several starters and are unwilling to give Vincent a more important tactical role. He really can't provide more support to the team.

In the NBA regular season this season, Vincent made a total of 72 appearances in 82 games, averaging 21.2 minutes per game, averaging 6.4 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.6 turnovers and 2.1 fouls. He shot 40% from the field, 35.3% from three-point shooting percentage and 71.4% from free throws. In the playoffs, Vincent averaged 19.8 minutes in these five games, with averaging 2.8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 0.2 steals and 0.4 blocks, 0.2 turnovers and 1.6 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 35.7% and a three-point shooting percentage of 30.8%.

Vincent's performance during the playoffs was of course relatively poor. He did not show his shooting ability on the offensive end. As a point guard, his ability in passing and organizing is also very limited. Considering that he is only 188cm tall, even if he has excellent defensive ability, it is difficult for him to have a decisive impact on the defensive end. But on the other hand, Vincent was originally a player with such characteristics, and the Lakers had obvious problems with how he used him. Since Vincent is left on the court, he should trust his outside shooting and give him more opportunities. Since the team insists on playing in the five-squad lineup, they should also provide Vincent, who has good defensive ability, with more playing time to maintain the team's competitiveness on the defensive end. The Lakers' way of using people is a waste of Vincent's ability.