The Los Angeles Lakers, who have already suffered five straight losses, including losing the Christmas game, have finally won. They have only won 10 games so far in the season to find the confidence to win the game - the process is still a bit tortuous, into the final two minutes of the game, the difference between the two sides is only 1 point, with the 03 generation of double pride together, Anthony first hit three points, James cut four points in a row, only to open the point difference to establish the victory.
In this campaign, the Lakers scored in double figures, and James, Westbrook, Munch and Anthony all got 20+, but in the rebuilding team such as the Rockets, it is inevitable that the outside world will question the gold content of the data. For example, Russell Westbrook, who won a triple-double again in this game, contributed 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists while making as many as 7 turnovers, which inevitably made people can't help but be helpless low-level mistakes.
The most impressive scene occurred just before the end of the half, when Rockets player Kevin Porter Jr. made two free throws, the ball returned to the Lakers, and Wei Shao was responsible for carrying the ball to organize the last attacks before halftime. As a result, Wei Shao, who was originally at the end of the team's formation, slowly pressed the time, somehow dribbled the ball to his calf when dribbling under the crotch, and the out-of-control ball was about to go out of bounds, and Wei Shao quickly tried to fly to save. However, the end result was that the ball was not saved, and the person also hit the advertising board on the side of the field, which was quite embarrassing.
You know, in the hall representing the world's highest basketball level, it is very rare for professional players to have such low-level mistakes, not to mention that Wei Shao is still the number one of the All-Star level, for him, dribbling has long become a part of the body like eating and breathing, but such a nonsensical scene still really happened. For the operation of the Westbrook butter hand, LeBron James, who had already landed in the front court, was also completely shocked, and the old Zhan who stood still and half-turned back could only helplessly accept the fact and go back to his own half-court defense. In this process, Old Zhan also bowed his head and was very helpless throughout the whole process.
Considering that in the opponent's squad, there is also an Eric Gordon who has been ridiculed by fans as the "essence of human crotch dribbling" because of the "exquisite technique" of crotch dribbling, Anderson's ball is also regarded by many fans as his face-to-face tribute to Gordon. But Gordon's crotch mistakes, most of which occur when there are defensive players, trying to get rid of the defense, Westbrook's low-level mistakes without confrontation and pressure can only be explained by lack of concentration.
After this ball, it also seems to affect the overall state of Westbrook. Originally, Wei Shao was quite efficient in the first half, scoring 15 points on 7-of-8; after the battle, he only hit 3 of his 9 shots, including the embarrassment of a dunk miss. Fortunately, in the final game, it was still won without any danger, and the performance of playing a triple-double was not hidden.
Especially with 36 seconds left in the game, Westbrook, who was already ready to grab the rebound, lovingly gave the ball to James, helping the latter to successfully score a triple-double on the record night of reaching the 36,000-point milestone. It can be seen that the tacit understanding between the two people has also begun to get better, which is a very important change for the Lakers, and it is also the significance of the team's offseason to introduce Russell Westbrook.
Next, for Wei Shao, how to control his mistakes has become the most important issue. In particular, unforced mistakes – you're running the ball out of bounds on your leg – don't repeat it. You know, this season, the Lakers averaged as many as 16 mistakes per game, second only to the Rockets' 17.4 times in the league, in a sense, the Lakers and Rockets game is a "difficult brother" between the competition. In other strong teams, others will not give you so many opportunities to make mistakes. Westbrook and the Lakers really have to pay attention.