On January 3, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers lost 116-125 to the Sacramento Kings. The Lakers suddenly collapsed in the third quarter of the game and then fell into passivity. In the fourth quarter, the Lakers briefly chased the point difference closer, but the Kings finally withstood the pressure and won the game.
In this game, James scored 34 points, 7 boards and 6 assists, and his performance was still outstanding. This game is also the 19th time he has scored more than 30 points this season, which also makes James the most 30+ fans this season. Old Zhan, who is 37 years old, is still performing so well. Unfortunately, Westbrook, who has an annual salary of 40 million, only scored 8 points, 12 boards and 6 assists in this game, and only hit 2 goals in 14 shots. In the last three games, his shooting rate has not even been 20%. In the Lakers' victory over the Kings on January 5, Westbrook's performance was relatively normal, scoring 19 points and 7 boards on 7-of-19. But after that game, Wei Shao was completely lost and became as if he couldn't even shoot.
Compared to the 37-year-old James, the 33-year-old Westbrook's performance is completely disastrous. In a post-game interview, James, who had just scored 34 points, did not blame Westbrook for his poor performance, but instead excused him, while also saying: "I'm looking at how I can get better." "James, who has been good enough this season, still wants to get stronger now. Westbrook, who has an annual salary of 40 million yuan but has played a variety of bizarre performances, is still the same in the post-match interview, saying that he does not care about the criticism of the outside world. As a star with an annual salary of 40 million, playing such a performance as it is now, but not willing to face up to the outside world's views and stubbornness, it is no wonder that most Lakers fans want the team to trade him.
Westbrook really should have a good look at James around him. James has also been criticized for playing by his body in his early years, but later all kinds of techniques have improved, so now the 37-year-old body has begun to decline, and the performance is still so strong. And Wei Shao is always stubborn, so many years of technology has not made the slightest progress, but there are also a variety of outrageous operations, resulting in the team losing, wasting the efforts of teammates. Seeing this look, There is a high probability that no team is willing to accept his big contract.