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Too old, too slow, too soft! The Lakers, Clippers, and Mavericks are in the bottom three, and their recruitment path is wrong.
11:09pm, 23 October 2025【Basketball】
The NBA regular season came to the second match day. Today's game was very crazy. There were 11 games played in total, including several focus games. Yang Hansen made his debut and scored 2 points and 1 rebound. The Clippers and Mavericks, who were very promising in the Western Conference, both lost. Looking at the latest rankings of the Western Conference, the results are surprising!

The first thing to explain is that although there is only one game in the regular season, ranking does not mean anything. It means different things to different teams. Take the Rockets and Thunder as an example. The Rockets can play 2 overtimes with the defending champion, and the regular season has the flavor of the playoffs. This way of losing really doesn't mean much, but the way these traffic teams in the West lose is really a big problem. One game can explain a lot of problems.

According to the latest Western Conference rankings, the Trail Blazers, Lakers, Clippers, and Mavericks have all lost, and they are also ranked in the bottom five in the Western Conference. Among them, the Lakers, Clippers, and Mavericks have taken the top three. This is so surprising. Originally, these three teams were expected to have a chance to compete for the championship. So let's take a look, what is the problem with these teams?

The Trail Blazers lost to the Timberwolves, and Yang Hansen scored 2 points in his debut.
In today's game, before the game, the Trail Blazers put Yang Hansen's head on the team's promotional poster. It can be seen that this is enough. Xiao Yang's face, but in today's game, Yang Hansen only got 5 minutes of playing time in the first half and did not play 1 minute in the second half. Fortunately, Yang Hansen finally scored 2 points, which was better than Yao Ming's debut. Yao Ming did not score in his debut.

But judging from some of the phenomena shown in this game, Yang Hansen's current situation is not ideal. The team is not entirely thinking about cultivating new players, but is pursuing record. And at the No. 5 position, the competition is also very fierce. Klingen played 29 minutes today. After Lowe returns, he will also play about 18 minutes. In this way, will Xiao Yang still have a chance to play in the new season? This is the biggest problem Yang Hansen currently faces.

The Clippers lost to the Jazz, too old
Today the Clippers ushered in their first game of the season, playing the Jazz away from home. Although the Jazz team has always been thinking about competing for the top pick, they were not ambiguous at all when facing a strong team. In this game, the Jazz beat the Clippers by 129:108, beating the Clippers by a full 21 points.

Harden scored 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Kawhi scored only 10 points. The plus-minus value of the two was -21 and -25. Their performance can be said to be hard to describe. Bill also won the starting position today, but only scored 5 points. Lopez performed quite well, scoring 5 3-pointers and scoring 15 points, while Collins scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Paul made 1 of 5 shots and scored 4 points and 4 assists.

Why did the Clippers lose this game? In addition to the deficiencies in Lu's guidance and deployment, another problem exposed is that the team is too old, too slow, and was overwhelmed by the young Jazz. Kessler scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, and 4 blocks today. Markkanen scored 20 points. It can be said that the two of them broke down the Clippers' defense.

Overall, although the Clippers' signings this summer are very impressive, they have to admit the fact that facing young teams, the fast-moving players look old. Although the players are very famous, they are all afraid of being young, and there is nothing they can do when encountering young people.

The Mavericks lost to the Spurs, too slow.
In today's game, the Mavericks' lineup did look quite impressive. The combination of Big Eyebrow, Lively, Flagg, Washington, and Klay has outstanding height and excellent physical fitness. The Spurs originally did not have Fox on the team. On paper, the Mavericks had no reason to lose.

But the actual game was completely different. The Mavericks lost a total of 22 points in the second and third quarters of the game, and were chased by the Spurs throughout the game. What was the problem? This team is too slow. The thick eyebrows and Russell were very slow when they were in the Lakers. You must know that during the period when the Lakers were absent, the Lakers won 8 consecutive victories and played very well offensively and defensively. But when these two people were on the court, especially the thick eyebrows, the offense stagnated. He wanted to pull away in singles, but today he took 22 shots and scored 22 points. Obviously this was failed. Not to mention Russell, who made 1 of 6 in the game. The Lakers suffered a lot back then, and now it's the Mavericks' turn.

The Lakers lost to the Warriors and were too weak.
The Lakers also lost yesterday's game against the Warriors. Although the lack of 50 million James is a reason, the biggest problem of the team is that it is too weak. This weakness does not refer to strength, but the physical ability to fight, especially on the defensive end. Butler named him without restriction. Rivers, Doncic, and Vincent received criticism and education one by one, but no one was left.

To say that the Lakers team is not lacking in skills, in fact, it is not lacking in shooting ability. Doncic and Rivers alone are very different. In terms of experience, they are very rich. But to say the least, sports rely on the body. The current team cannot jump, cannot run fast, cannot lift, and has poor physical fitness. If you want to go far, it is basically useless.

This year's Lakers, Mavericks, and Clippers were still very optimistic before the start of the game. In the previous predictions of media people, 5 people supported the Clippers to win, 3 people supported the Mavericks, and 1 supported the Lakers. But the result is that they suffered a blow at the beginning. If this continues, all the work this offseason will be in vain. The signings should be young and impactful. These teams have done the opposite..

Too old, too slow, too soft! The Lakers, Clippers, and Mavericks are in the bottom three, and their recruiting paths are going in the wrong direction
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