On January 10, Beijing time, the Lakers lost 119-127 in the game against the Grizzlies at home, after which the Lakers' record has dropped to 21 wins and 20 losses, which also ended the Lakers' record of 4 consecutive wins in the past period.
Of course, from last offseason pushing for a deal involving Russell Westbrook and building a big three lineup with players like LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook, the Lakers are considered to have the best championship prowess.
Only so far this season, the Lakers can not keep up with the Nets, The Suns and Bucks in terms of overall performance, and even the Warriors who were not so optimistic, that is to say, the Lakers are not the team that has the strength to compete for the championship in the true sense.
In the past period, it has been widely believed that the biggest problem in the Lakers' team is Russell Westbrook, because he really can't play a sufficiently efficient data performance during that time, and he can't adapt well to LeBron James and Anthony Davis, not to mention that Westbrook did have more low-level mistakes in the game.
But in the last two games, Westbrook has been able to play surprising performances. In both games against the Hawks and Grizzlies, Westbrook averaged 15 points, 19 assists, 18 rebounds and three turnovers. To be clear, only 3 turnovers were made while delivering 19 turnovers and picking up 18 rebounds, which was a surprising change compared to Westbrook's performance at the beginning of the season, after all, Westbrook was able to make more than 3 turnovers in a single game during that time.
However, in the past two games, Wei Shao's problem is still more obvious, that is, he cannot help the Lakers in scoring. In both games, Westbrook shot just 6-of-26, made just one shot from outside the three-point line and couldn't hit a shot.
Westbrook's organizational ability and athletic talent can indeed help this Lakers, but the Lakers need him to have an efficient performance in scoring, especially in the absence of Anthony Davis, whether Westbrook can improve scoring efficiency while maintaining assists and limiting mistakes, which is believed to be the key to improving the Lakers' performance in the next game.