Today the Lakers sat at home to face the Kings, and in the end they won 122:114 against the Kings. James had 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the game, playing the key to the team's winning in the final quarter. In addition to James' outstanding performance, today's Westbrook data is much discussed by everyone. Today, Westbrook scored 19 points but did not make a single mistake, and the last time Westbrook did not make a mistake was during the Thunder period.
Why didn't Wei Shao make a mistake today? In fact, fans who watch the game carefully will find that Westbrook reduced his personal passing organization today. Westbrook contributed just two assists today, which is also rare in his career. The fewer passes the fewer natural mistakes will also be less. Westbrook has completely changed his playing style for the sake of the team today.
In the past, Wei Shao may be the first choice to create good opportunities for his teammates after getting the ball. However, because Wei Shao's passing purpose is too strong, it is also easy to make mistakes, but today Wei Shao changed his playing style, and after getting the ball, he decisively rushed to the basket, and scored a hit to the basket. Today he's focused mostly on offense. He was second only to James in terms of shots, reaching 19. Therefore, Wei Shao, who is obsessed with attacking, is more likely to help the team.
Today Vogel also made further adjustments in the staffing arrangement, and he tried to let James and Westbrook play separately as much as possible. When Westbrook leads the team, the team tries to score as directly as possible, with fewer individual passes. This also avoids some unnecessary mistakes. In fact, this style of play is more beneficial to the Lakers.
Compared to James, Westbrook's passing accuracy and his passing confusion are not strong, so to a certain extent, he will be prone to mistakes. Therefore, the current Lakers should play the advantages of Westbrook's internal line impact and let him score as directly as possible when he is on the court. Let James continue to play his organizational role. Only after Wei Shao does not care about the data can the team develop in a good direction. If Westbrook is constantly seeking to pass for the sake of data, then he is wasting his physical advantage and the impact advantage of his own interior.
Overall, the Lakers' game was a landmark one. This means that when Westbrook doesn't care about his stats, he can have a good integration with the Lakers, which is what Lakers fans most want to see.