On December 27, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. In yesterday's year-end game, the Lakers lost to the Nets 115:122 at home, suffering five consecutive losses, and the record became 16-18, ranking only 8th in the West.
The reason why the Lakers lost is directly related to Westbrook's poor performance. Westbrook played 37 minutes yesterday and shot just 4 of 20, including 0-of-3 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the free throw line, totaling just 13 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal, and three turnovers, and his plus-minus was only -23, the lowest of all players in the game. In the final moments of the game, Westbrook missed consecutive good opportunities, including a failed dunk. This also caused Wei Shao to receive a lot of criticism after the game, and he himself refused to be interviewed after the game.
According to statistics, Westbrook set an embarrassing record in yesterday's game, he shot 4 of 15 in the three-second zone, conceded 11 goals to tie the NBA's record for the highest single-game shooting loss in the three-second zone of the past 10 years. However, he was also the defender who last conceded 11 goals in a three-second zone in a single game, a record he achieved against the Nuggets on Jan. 23 last year.
It has to be said that Westbrook's performance so far this season has been unsatisfactory, averaging only 19.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 45.1% from the field, 30.4% from three-point range, and averaging 4.6 turnovers per game, ranking second in the league.
Speaking about Westbrook, James said: "His hands are not good, and he misses a lot of the balls that are usually scored near the basket. But he played great decision-making and gave 11 assists, this guy played hard, he did his best, and I don't have any problem with that. ”
According to the schedule, the Lakers will play the Rockets on the road on December 29, and they will strive to win to avoid a six-game losing streak.