Beijing time on December 30th! The NBA ended a focus battle, with the Lakers losing 99-104 to the Grizzlies. James played well in this game and once again showed his performance against age. In the whole game, James made 13 of 25, including 8 of 3 points and 14 of 3 points, 37 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, you know, this is James who has turned 37 years old.
Russell Westbrook, another core of the team, played 36 minutes and shot 7-of-16 from the field, with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. It was also Russell Westbrook's fifth regular-season triple-double this season. It seems that the data is still good, but it is still inevitable to be blamed by fans. The main reason is his visible mistakes, and in recent games, we have often seen the lack of empty baskets on Wei Shao, which can be said to be very general.
StatMuse, a well-known statistical media after the game, tweeted that this is the eighth time this season that Westbrook has scored a triple-double in a single game, and in these 8 games, the Lakers have won 3 and lost 5. In addition, of the players who have scored more than two triple-doubles in a single game so far this season, only Westbrook has lost more than won games with triple-doubles, and the rest of the league has won 25 wins and 13 losses in such games.
This season, Westbrook averaged 19.8 points, 8 rebounds and 8.2 assists in 36 minutes per game, which looks like a good statistic, but why is it still not recognized by fans. In terms of other statistics, Westbrook averaged 4.7 turnovers per game in the league, shooting 45.5% of the league's 58th; three-point shooting rate of only 31.5% of the league's 136th place; free throw shooting rate of only 64.6%, as a guard player, obviously this is a failing performance.
Westbrook joined the Lakers, from the outside team to form a super luxurious championship lineup, to the current team is only hovering on the edge of the playoffs, the record is not even as good as the City Clippers, although the team injury is part of the reason, but this reason is obviously difficult to say in the NBA this season, after all, it is not only the Lakers that have been affected. The 37-year-old James did not play more easily because of The arrival of Westbrook, averaging 37.1 minutes per game this season is the highest season since the 16-17 season, and the average of 27.6 points per game is also the highest since the 09-10 season.
Westbrook has always been a controversial superstar player, from the beginning with Durant to the current James, Westbrook has been able to maintain very good statistics, but it seems difficult to help the team succeed.