In the NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets 96-133. Despite the fiasco, Westbrook's performance has improved, playing 26 minutes, scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
In recent times, Westbrook has performed poorly and has been criticized by fans and the media. Especially after entering 2022, he averaged only 12.8 points per game, and he did not score in double figures in the most urgent three games, or even scored three-pointers, shooting 0-of-15.
Facing the Nuggets today, Westbrook finally found some form. In the first quarter, he only scored 2 points on 1 of 5 shooting, felt good in the second quarter, scored 8 points on 3 of 5 shots, and scored 9 points in the third quarter, and hit the first three-pointer of 2022! However, he also had one confrontation with Aaron Gordon.
However, the Lakers played poorly overall, being beaten by Jokic and Jeff Green, and were already trailing by 23 points by the end of the third quarter! Seeing that the return to the sky was weak, Wei Shao could only clock in early to leave work, and did not appear in the fourth quarter.
Throughout the game, Westbrook played 26 minutes, shooting 7-of-15 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range, and had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists without any turnovers. Although the plus-minus is only -11, it is already the second highest in the starting five, after Bradley.