On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Lakers' game against the Lone Ranger officially began. The two teams played very fiercely in this game, and the strength shown at both ends of the attack and defense was also very close. In the first quarter, the Lakers led by 10 points. In the second quarter, the Lone Ranger rebounded by 3 points. The four quarters ended, and the two teams fought in a draw. However, in the final overtime decisive moment, the Lakers still withstood the pressure and defeated the Lone Rangers 107-104.
Objectively speaking, although the Lone Ranger lost the game in this game, the performance of the Lone Ranger in this game was remarkable. Throughout the game, the Lone Ranger had a total of 5 players scoring in double figures. They are: Jaylen Brunson played 38 minutes, shot 11-of-18, and had 25 points, three rebounds and nine assists. Porzingis played 38 minutes, shooting 8-of-23 from the field, with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists. Smith played 42 minutes, shooting 4-of-11 and finishing with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Hardaway played 40 minutes, shooting 7-of-19 and having 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Burke played 22 minutes, shooting 4-of-12 from the field and finishing with 12 points and 4 rebounds. However, it is regrettable to say that the excellent performance of the Lone Ranger cannot stop the impact of the Lakers' big three.
Well, after talking about the Lone Ranger, let's talk about the Lakers who won. Realistically speaking, the Lakers can win this game is nothing more than the excellent performance of the Big Three, who together bombed down a comprehensive number of 67 points, 25 rebounds and 16 assists. James and Davis are still the Lakers' most consistent scorers, and they are still the Lakers' most trusted leaders at key moments. However, the most important thing that the Lakers should be thankful for winning this game should be Wei Shao. In the whole game, Wei Shao played 42 minutes, shooting 8 of 18, including 1 of 4 three-pointers, 6 of 8 free throws, and got 23 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists of quasi-triple-double data, plus or minus +8. I believe that fans who have watched the game will know how crucial Westbrook's game is in the final overtime stage. It can even be said that Wei Shao took the game away with five operations in the overtime stage.
1: When the game entered the last 3 minutes or so, Davis held the ball, and Wei Shao slipped the bottom line to receive Davis' pass and hit 2 points. 2: Westbrook scored 2 points with the ball assisting Davis on the basket. 3: Westbrook held the ball to attract the bag clip and then passed it to the empty James to hit a layup. 4: Around the last minute, Westbrook received a pass from James and hit a 3-pointer. After Westbrook scored a 3-pointer, James also hugged Westbrook tightly. 5: In the last 5 seconds, Westbrook received a pass from James, broke through to the basket and then distributed it to Reeves on the outside line to complete a 3-point shootout. Fans who have watched the game will know that the Lakers have scored a total of 14 points in overtime, and every 1 of these 14 points has something to do with Westbrook. It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for the excellent performance of Westbrook overtime, the Lakers might have lost the game.
I don't know, what do you think of Wei Shao? Anyway, my evaluation of Wei Shao is that he has now slowly found his form, and now he has begun to slowly integrate into the Lakers. Moreover, as long as Wei Shao is given enough ball rights, then Wei Shao is still the strength of a superstar. However, the most important thing for the Lakers at present is to solve the problem of James and Westbrook ball rights. For example, the Nets season solved the ball problems of Irving and Harden. It is no exaggeration to say that once the Lakers solve the ball problem of Westbrook and James, then the Strength and Record of the Lakers will definitely have a straight upward trend.