On January 13, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's Western Focus game, the Lakers lost 116-125 to the Kings, suffering two consecutive losses. The record became 21 wins and 21 losses, and the winning percentage fell to 50% again!
The Lakers' loss today is directly related to Westbrook's poor performance. Throughout the game, Westbrook played 37 minutes and shot only 2 of 14, including 0 of 5 from three-point range and 4 of 5 from the free throw line, with 8 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. It should be noted that in the last 3 games, Westbrook's shooting target is completely absent, namely: 4 of 14, 2 of 12, and 2 of 14 today, a total of only 8 of 40, shooting 20%.
In the first half, Wei Shao was only 1 of 4 in both quarters, and only 3 of 0 in the 3rd quarter! Towards the end of the 3rd quarter, Wei Shao resumed the Divine Operation. At that time, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 6 points with Two Three-Points by Rivers, and there were still more than 30 seconds left before the end of the quarter, and Wei Shao wanted to play 2 rounds, but he chose to shoot three-point quickly and hit the iron, and the Lakers were quickly attacked by the Kings without anyone to defend.
And from the perspective of time, the Lakers also left the Kings with 1 opportunity to attack. In the next wave of offense, Westbrook made a mistake, and the Kings hit a three-point shot by Hield, and the point difference was again widened to double digits. The Lakers had no choice but to trail by 11 points into the final quarter, adding difficulty to the turnaround.
In the final showdown, Wei Shao still did not contribute much. In the time of 7 minutes, Westbrook did not score a point on 0-of-3 shooting, with only 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the account. In the final moments of the game, he missed a three-pointer that could narrow the score.
Westbrook's performance was so bad that he was rushed to Twitter by fans. Even to be precise, he was scolded on the hot search.
Many fans have expressed their dissatisfaction with Wei Shao, and they have pointed out that "why give the ball to Wei Shao?" "Deal with Wei Shao!" "Send him away, he's destroying the Lakers!"
I have to say that such a situation is very embarrassing for Wei Shao, and he must find a way to get out of the predicament and contribute to the team's victory.