On January 8, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. In a battle of focus that just ended, the Lakers defeated the Hawks at home, thus achieving the longest 4 consecutive wins of the season so far, and the record became 21-19!
In today's game, Wei Shao's performance was very good, in addition to the average shooting feel, Wei Shao's other work was very in place. He played 31 minutes in the game, shooting 4-of-14 and 1-of-3 from the free throw line, for a total of 9 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. It should be noted that Wei Shao only had 3 mistakes today, and the plus-minus reached the team's highest +22.
Not long after the start of the first quarter, Westbrook quickly delivered four assists to help the team take the lead. But Westbrook shot consecutively offside, missing out on the first five shots of the day, and even the free throws were 2-of-2. In the middle of the second quarter, Wei Shao hit a mid-range shot and caused a foul on his opponent, and Wei Shao was very happy and showed a rare smile.
In the third quarter, Wei Shao won two consecutive baskets, and he had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in this quarter. In the final quarter, Westbrook played only 4 minutes, but soon had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. It is worth mentioning that in this quarter of the game, Wei Shao suffered 4 fouls in a short period of time, plus two fouls in the first 3 quarters of the game, and he had to leave early.
It should be noted that Westbrook has been the player with the highest plus-minus for the Lakers in two consecutive games, and he has a plus-minus of +17 in the last game and zero turnovers. It can be seen that as the season progresses, the Lakers are finding the instruction manual for Westbrook, and he himself is also finding the most correct way to play.