There is a loss without a center? King James: My brother Davis said he wanted a center but he was traded the next week

May 1st news, in the first round of the NBA playoffs that ended on May 1st, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 96-103, and were eliminated 1-4 in the total score. At the post-match press conference, James mentioned that Thomas was traded when talking about the Lakers' no-center style.

In this game, James played for 40 minutes, made 9 of 21 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, and 3 of 6 free throws, scoring 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, plus or negative value -14.

According to statistics, James averaged 25.4 points, 9 rebounds, 5.4 assists per game in this round of series, and averaged 3.8 steals and blocks per game, with a real shooting percentage of 60.1%.

James also set a record of average score per game for players over 40 in NBA history with 40 years and 122 days!

Previously, Anthony Davis said in an interview that the Lakers needed to introduce center, and he was later traded to the Mavericks in exchange for Doncic.

After the game, James was interviewed by the media, and the reporter asked James, "Lebrun, basically starting from mid-January, when Davis was injured, you started playing a lot of basketball without centers. That requires you, Hachimura, Finney Smith to do more, and Vanderbilt. When he came back, from the perspective of physical confrontation tolerance, how difficult it is to play basketball in that confrontation in the past three and a half months? Is it too much for a play without a center in the end in this series? "

James joked: "Nothing to tell! My brother Daemon said (what he wants), and then he will be traded the next week. I put on the stage every night and give everything I have! That is the most important thing."

In response, netizens said, "We must use the greatest power of Doncic Next year, let's see if you can dig a cake. The Mavericks have two. As long as they can dig one, there is still a lot of potential next year. "

" It's fine. If AD is still there, at least it's the Western Conference Finals"

" I didn't say anything on the surface, but in fact I said everything. The Lakers' poor performance in recent years is not because the lineup has been deformed. Even when Ad is there, he said that he can't defend Jokic. The high-standard No. 4 position of Thunder Brow, Jokic plays him as a misplaced position. Can he defend it? Moreover, Thunder Brow has no substitute, and he has to play more than 40 minutes every time in the playoffs."

"I'm not trying to belittle anyone, but this season there is no big deal that the Lakers can go further, and there is also reinforcement in the medium term"

"Many people are afraid that they have forgotten what Ad played against the first player last year, and both offense and defense are good, and Jokic is not worth it at all."