Today, the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers 123-115 away from home. After the game, Lakers reporter Jovan Buha commented on the game.

When talking about the absence of Doncic, James and Reeves due to injuries in this game, Buha said: "The data I found is this. Luka averaged 38 minutes per game, a career high; his usage rate was 39%, also a career high. Austin averaged 38 minutes per game, a career high. His The usage rate is 31%, which is also a career high. These four statistics must go down. Luka should not be playing 38 minutes per game, and he should not be responsible for the 39% usage rate. I think with LeBron's return, these numbers will naturally. Decline. But what I'm more concerned about is playing time, and they're playing a lot of minutes with those two guys, so while I'm not in favor of load management, I'm more in favor of playing less minutes. I think ideally, Luka and Austin should probably play 33-34 minutes, maybe 35 minutes at the most, because they're still. People in their 20s, but 35 minutes should be the limit.

"There are some studies that show that at certain playing time points, especially at the 3,000-minute point, if a player reaches this level of playing time, his production will start to decline later in the season and into the playoffs. I know that Luka has performed like a superman, and Austin has been like a superman since the beginning of the game, but in his previous career, especially Luka, he has never played for such a long time before, nor has he had such a large amount of ball rights. I think the cumulative effect is that their performance will be unsustainable. Of course, the important factor is that LeBron has been absent. When LeBron returns, their playing time and usage rate will decrease, OK. I think instead of resting them together, I would try to put more faith in the supporting cast and reduce their playing time. When I say reduce usage, I mean a small reduction in Luka's usage from 39% to 35%-36%. This team doesn't need him to handle a career-high usage rate because they have so many offensive weapons, and you want to keep him healthy and energized for the long term. "