On January 5, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. In a just-concluded battle of Western Focus, the Lakers welcomed the Kings' challenge at home. After 48 minutes of fierce competition, the Lakers defeated the Kings 122:114 and won 3 consecutive games, making the record 20-19!
In today's game, Westbrook's start was a disaster. In the first quarter of the game, Wei Shao had no feel on the offensive end, shooting only 1 of 7 in a single quarter. Two of the dry jump shots were a big surprise, one ball directly hit the top edge of the rebound, and one ball actually threw three sticks, fortunately Howard grabbed the rebound in the front court to make up the basket.
However, after entering the second quarter, Westbrook began to reduce his shots, scoring 6 points on 3-of-6 shooting in the single quarter. In the crucial 3rd quarter, Wei Shao cut 5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. In the final showdown, Wei Shao repeatedly caused a kill to stand on the free throw line, and hit a key layup at the same time, helping the team to lock in the victory.
Throughout the game, Westbrook played 33 minutes, shooting 7 of 19 from the field, including 1 of 0 from three-point range and 1 of 2 from the free throw line, for a total of only 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. It is worth mentioning that although today's shooting is only 7 of 19, the number of assists is only two. However, Westbrook did not make a single mistake in the whole game, and the plus-minus was as high as +17, which was the highest player on the team!
It has to be said that since the beginning of this season, Westbrook has been controversial. But as the season progresses, Westbrook is getting better and better. Today he made no mistakes, creating the first time of the season, which is a very good signal!
According to the schedule, the Lakers will play the Hawks at home on January 8, and they will strive to win four consecutive games!