On January 5, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings 122-114. In this game, the Lakers have a statistic that surprised fans.
In this battle, the Kings had 17 turnovers, and at key moments, the Kings' mistakes buried the game, compared to the Kings, the Lakers only had 5 turnovers in the whole game.
What's more, it was the Lakers' fewest single-game turnovers this season.
You know, the Reduction in the Number of Mistakes made by the Lakers in this game has a lot to do with Westbrook itself. In this campaign, Westbrook played 33 minutes today, with 19 points, 7 boards and 2 assists on 7-of-19, and it was 0 turnovers.
According to statistics, this is the first time since 2013 that Westbrook has played at least 30 minutes without errors. At the same time, Lakers star Wei Shao did not make a single mistake, and the historical record of 407 consecutive errors ended.
Before this game, the Lakers averaged 15.7 turnovers per game, ranking third in the league. However, now the team has controlled the number of mistakes to less than 5, which is also a certain improvement in the team's record.
Today, the Lakers have won three consecutive games, and the team's record is 20 wins and 19 losses, which is a good performance.