On January 16, Beijing time, Russell Westbrook scored the second highest 19 points in the team with 46.7% shooting, but the Lakers still lost to the Nuggets 96-133 on the road. In the last 3 regular season games, Wei Shao has only made 1 mistake in total, but the Lakers have lost all of them, why?
The Lakers' Big Three have failed so far this season, in addition to the reason for Anthony Davis' injury, Russell Westbrook has become the focus of most population criticism, in addition to Westbrook's iron, his excessive mistakes (averaging 4.3 turnovers per game is the third most of all players in the league) has also been mentioned many times; however, in the Game where the Lakers lost to the Nuggets, Wei Shao's 46.7% shooting percentage is not low, and there is a 50% three-point shooting rate, and there is no mistake in the whole game. Why did the Lakers still usher in a fiasco?
Wei Shao not only controlled the mistakes in this game, but he also made only 1 mistake in the last 3 regular season starts, but the Lakers lost all three games! The Lakers' loss to the Grizzlies is understandable, after all, the Grizzlies are one of the biggest dark horses in the league this season, creating the longest winning streak in team history, but the Lakers' loss to the Fish belly Kings for many years is unacceptable, and the fiasco to the Nuggets, who are plagued by injuries, is even more unforgivable. What's the Lakers' problem?
Wei Shao has indeed managed his mistakes recently, but his contributions in other areas have shrunk significantly. In the last 3 regular season games, Wei Shao averaged only 11.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in the case of 29.8 minutes per game, shooting only 26.8% from the field, and the three-point shooting rate was as low as 12.5%, behind Wei Shao's control of mistakes was that he was completely lost on the offensive end, and a Wei Shao who did not attack certainly could not provide much help to the team.
Wei Shao's recent offense is so bad, although it is inseparable from his ultra-low shooting percentage, but we can't ignore the sharp decline in Wei Shao's recent offensive opportunities. Wei Shao's 15 shots against the Nuggets were already the most in his last four games, averaging just 11.0 shots per game in those three games, 3.3 fewer shots per game than substitute rookie Austin Rivers, not to mention LeBron James's average of 31.3 shots per game, even if only 38.7 percent during that time. Lakers role player Munch, who shot from the field, averaged 11.0 shots per game during this time!
A Wei Shao who did not have enough offensive opportunities was like a Zhang Fei who was tied up, and he could not do anything even if he had all his strength. Recently, Wei Shao, not only the number of offensive opportunities has decreased, but more importantly, his chances of holding the ball have decreased, he is not good at playing most of the time, most of the time he is not in his habitual offensive position, so of course, there is no guarantee of offensive efficiency, not to mention that even when he got the peak of the regular season MVP, Wei Shao was not an offensively efficient player.
Wei Shao rarely made mistakes, but such a Wei Shao was no longer Wei Shao, which sounded awkward but was a fact. You let Wei Shao become a pitcher, even if Michael Jordan uses it like this, Wei Shao really should not be responsible for the Lakers' dilemma, some people need to be responsible for this, such as the head coach, and james.