At 8 p.m., the game officially kicked off at the Staples Center.

This ball can be said to be a ball without suspense. Everyone expected the Lakers to win their 11th straight game.

And sure enough, more than two hours later, the result was exactly like this. The Lakers slaughtered the Bucks 94-71. 71 points is the Lakers' lowest score this season. And all this is because Chu Xuan deliberately emphasized the result under defense.

That kind of suffocating defense and the tenacity of the players in the game attitude really began to make a new assessment and understanding of the strength of the Lakers' roster. There is no doubt that the Lakers are really going to return to the ranks of the Western Conference powerhouses.

In the game against the Bucks, the combination of Noll and Nash was eye-catching. As one of the best passing masters in history, Nash has completely driven and activated Knoll, providing him with assists and teaching him many times during the game where to pay attention to on the court.

In the end, Knoll played his best game of the season, with 18 points, 17 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals and 2 assists, and was elected the best player after the game.

As for Nash, he handed out 13 assists in his first game back from injury.

To this end, in an interview, Chu Xuan said: "There is no doubt that Steve is one of the biggest contributors to this game, and his passing completely revitalizes the team. Even though he's 40 years old, he's still a star-caliber player. ”

When asked by reporters how he would arrange Nash's role in the future, Chu Xuan said frankly: "I have had in-depth exchanges with Lin and Reggie on this point, and Steve will be their mentor on the road to growth, and will always play as our starting point guard." I hope Reggie can learn from Steve's passing playmaking skills, and Lin can learn Steve's shooting skills. ”

When the reporter asked why Chu Xuan expected this, Chu Xuan smiled: "Steve is one of the best point guards in history, and it is impossible for everyone to reach his height." If Reggie and Lin could each learn one of Steve's skills, they would be able to make them stars. ”

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The arrival of 11 consecutive wins has made the Lakers win with momentum, and there is a faint momentum to start attacking the first place in the West.

In this case, many media outlets are analyzing the key to the Lakers' success this season and the strength of its roster. Under the analysis, the shortcomings and advantages of the Lakers are naturally clear at a glance.

The Lakers' advantage is mainly on the inside, they have the league's No. 1 rebounding ability and the league's fifth-to-last conceded points, in addition to that, they also rank seventh in assists.

In other words, it is precisely because of these three points that the Lakers suddenly rose and returned to the ranks of the strong teams in one fell swoop.

However, the Lakers' disadvantages are also extremely obvious. That is the lack of available outside shooters, which leads to a lack of offensive firepower.

In fact, for the Lakers, this has been a problem for two months.

And Chu Xuan has certainly discovered this, and has been looking for opportunities and ways to change this.

The lack of offensive firepower is a big problem, and for this reason, many experts feel that if it cannot be improved, it will be a fatal factor that will limit the Lakers' greater success this season.

Just when fans were discussing this matter, on the evening of the 1st, the Lakers official suddenly announced a news.

"The Lakers have made a deal with the Bucks, in which the Lakers sent Andre Robertson, Xavier Henry and Steve Blake, and the Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo and veteran Zazapachulia.

After learning the news, Chu Xuan was still quite excited. Paying for these three players and getting Brother Alphabet is definitely a super bargain.

Andre Robertson and Xavier Henry have some potential, but the growth ceiling is really limited. And they can be bargaining chips because they are only 22 years old. Obviously, Bucks general manager John Hammond should also take a fancy to this.

As for Blake, Blake has been doing pretty well this season, he's got great three-pointers, and he's the kind of player who has a lot of immediate power.

However, the Lakers have enough guards to give him up.

And the three of them have played a more marginal role in the Lakers this season. Therefore, being able to exchange them for Giannis Antetokounmpo, which has unlimited potential, is definitely another super bargain.

He played 7.3 minutes for the Bucks this season, averaging just 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game, while shooting just 31.3 percent, 11.1 percent and 62.5 percent from three. Suffice it to say, his performance was completely detrimental to his draft pick. It also disappointed many people who had expectations for him.

However, for the Lakers, it is precisely because of his terrible performance that the Bucks would not have let him go.

As for Pachulia, as a white inside line from Georgia, his abilities are still limited. And in this transaction, his role is simply to maintain the balance of the transaction.

As the pace of the league gets faster and faster, a meat shield-type interior player like Pachulia can easily be eliminated due to his lack of athletic talent.

Playing for the Bucks this season, Pachuglia averaged only 5.3 minutes per game and contributed a measly 1.2 points and 1.3 rebounds.

It can be said that he has been completely reduced to a fringe player. However, Pachulia's annual salary is as high as 5.35 million, and in this transaction, John Hammond undoubtedly wants to take the opportunity to solve the problem of his contract.

Although this seems to be a bit of a loss, in Chu Xuan's opinion, being able to get Antetokounmpo, even if it is a little more, is worth it.

What the Lakers lack is an outside shooter, but now they have brought in two players who are on the inside, which is a bit strange and puzzling.

However, immediately after the deal was completed, another deal news was reported.

That is, after the trade with the Bucks, the Lakers completed another trade. The trade with the Lakers this time is the Toronto Raptors. In this trade, the Raptors sent shooter Steve Novak to get a trade exception worth 3.5 million and an 18-year second-round pick from the Lakers. ”

Regarding this transaction, Chu Xuan was informed. Introducing a shooter was also Chu Xuan's arrangement.

Novak, on the other hand, is six feet and ten inches tall, and he's a big man with a three-point shooter. According to Chu Xuan's understanding of him, this guy usually scores 47/8 goals in 50 goals in normal training, which can be said to be extremely perverted.

Acquiring him through a trade this time will undoubtedly solve the problem of insufficient offensive firepower on the Lakers' bench.