Beijing time on December 16, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers defeated the Lone Ranger 107-104 through overtime, achieving 3 consecutive wins, this game Lakers star LeBron James's performance is still outstanding, the whole game played 42 minutes, 19 shots 9, including 9 three-pointers 4, free throws 3 shots 2, got 24 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, and in addition to the data, James showed a more impressive leadership temperament in this game.
In this game, Lakers players Ellington and Westbrook hit key three-pointers in the fourth quarter and overtime, but before that, they also shot three no-sticks in the game, which further shows how rare their final key shot is, and the reason why Ellington and Westbrook dare to shoot boldly after shooting three-no-sticks, James's encouragement to them is very important.
After the game, Lakers coach Vogel said about Ellington and Westbrook: "LeBron (James) spoke in the locker room after the game, and what we've been talking about is trusting the next teammate, trusting the pass, trusting the empty teammate is the most talented person on the field. But LeBron's statement was best expressed, 'You have to believe in yourself,' 'When you get up front and you lose a shot in a way that's hard to accept, you can be like Wayne, after a tough shot, he can come back and hit that shot and send us into extra time, that's trust in yourself, trust in your training, believe in yourself. That's also an important factor. ”
As Vogel said, James has always stressed the need to trust teammates, even if sometimes the teammates are not in good shape, but still insist on trusting each other, passing the ball to each other, encouraging each other, james is also blunt: "In the final analysis, you will accept the result." Wayne (Ellington) had two great shots, both of which he missed. After I lost the shot, AD grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it. He pretty much gave the ball to Wayne, and Wayne dribbled it out again, trusting in his training. The same goes for Russ, who makes a lot of shots in training, he throws an airball, and then when the game goes into a crucial moment again, he does. It's about trusting them, trusting the training they're putting into. ”
You will find that although the Lakers still have a lot of problems, but their internal atmosphere is indeed getting better and better, after the game players in the locker room crazy to celebrate Reeves reflects this, this Lakers more and more like a whole, they gradually trust each other, full of tacit understanding, play the original energy, so the three consecutive wins come naturally, of which James as the team leader, play a crucial role. And this is also where thick eyebrows need to learn, how to better motivate teammates in the locker room and unite the whole team.
At the same time, perhaps it is also because of the charisma of such a leader as James, so that this season's Westbrook is willing to do more changes, Westbrook is no longer obsessed with triple-doubles, the defensive end is harder, and even in order to cooperate with James ken to change the way of play, these things were rarely done when working with Durant or Harden, but now he is willing to do it, and did not show any dissatisfaction, James's trust and support, in exchange for Westbrook's trust and change.