Beijing time on December 29, the Lakers away to meet the Rockets, even in the face of this West's penultimate fish belly, but the Purple and Gold Army did not play easily, even if once led to 11 points, but in the second half of the tough Texas Xiaoqiang did not give up, all the way to catch up, really surprised the Lakers a cold sweat, relying on melons and James in the last quarter successively threatened, the Lakers finally won the victory with no danger, ending their 5-game losing streak. Throughout the game, Westbrook scored 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on 10-of-17 shooting to achieve his seventh triple-double of the season, and James did not hesitate to let the same triple-double score of 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
Since the last game for the Lakers, two players have won triple-doubles, back to December 16, 2018, when the ball brother scored 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and James also had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, when the Lakers beat the Hornets 128-100. Now that more than 3 years apart, the Lakers once again have two players at the same time to win the triple-double and win the game again, and the Lakers fans can indeed temporarily alleviate the recent depressed mood.
It is true that the team won the victory is indeed a happy thing, but to know that the Goal of the Lakers this season is to compete for the championship, and in the face of the Rockets, such a bottom-of-the-West Fish Belly team has played so hard, it is really difficult to meet the Warriors, the Suns and other popular teams, according to the current state of the Purple and Gold Army, it will really be difficult. Especially now that thick eyebrows are in an injury situation, the Lakers need a stable offensive point, and Wei Shao can usher in a recovery in this game, which is also good news for the team to some extent. In the last Christmas game that the Lakers lost to the Nets, although Westbrook cut a triple-double of 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, he only hit 4 goals in 20 shots, especially in the last moment when the dunk was deflected, which also indirectly led to the team's loss.
In fact, the overall lineup depth of the Lakers this season is not bad, but in the case of the season has been carried out 1/3, it seems that there is still no suitable chemistry, as the core of the team, James has always been able to maintain a stable output, counting today's game of the game, this is already the old Zhan 5 consecutive games bombed 30+, for a veteran who is about to turn 37, he is still doing his best at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, there is really no black spot. And Wei Shao's unstable state of the god will really make the Lakers very headache.
If Westbrook can be guaranteed in terms of shooting accuracy and control errors, it is half the success for the Lakers, and whether the team wins or loses now, Westbrook's state is indeed a barometer. According to relevant statistics, in the 17 games won by the Lakers, Wei Shao averaged 21 points per game, and the shooting rate came to 47%, but in the 18 games lost, Wei Shao's average score per game fell to 18.4 points, and the shooting percentage was only 43.3%. It is undeniable that Wei Shao's versatility is indeed beyond doubt, but if the three doubles he has achieved are based on his inefficient shooting accuracy and too many mistakes, whether the Lakers can win or not, they can only ask for more blessings!
(Luo Treasurer)