After the Lakers lost to the Nuggets by 37 points, the overall momentum and state of the team were greatly affected, whether it was James or Westbrook, it was also criticized after the game. For this Lakers team, at present, I really don't know what way to solve the problems they are facing, and the Big Three + many former All-Star Lakers may really have entered a dead end!
After the game, data expert Kirk Goldsberry also updated his social media and posted several pieces of data from Westbrook this season! He said the season has been played more than halfway, the Lakers currently have less than 50% win rate, Westbrook leads the league's turnover list, and Westbrook ranks 52nd in shooting efficiency out of at least 300 jump shots this season! In the 1517 minutes he played this season, the Lakers' net efficiency value was -2.2! So he also asked a question, that is, what should I do now?
In fact, this is also the voice of many Lakers fans, what should the team do now? Westbrook, as the team's highest paid player, could have done more than he should have done. He has played 43 games this season, with a total of 185 turnovers, averaging 4.3 turnovers per game! The Lakers chose to let him have fewer ball-holding offenses in order to reduce his mistakes, and indeed, The number of mistakes in Westbrook is constantly decreasing, and there have been only 4 turnovers in the last five games, and it is important to know that in the five games before these five games, Westbrook has made a total of 28 mistakes.
The number of turnovers was obviously controlled, but Westbrook's personal offensive efficiency decreased significantly, and after Westbrook stopped holding the ball, he used jump shots to end the attack, which led to a significant decline in his shooting rate. As mentioned above, Westbrook's jump shot efficiency this season is extremely low, and such an offensive choice really exposes his Nvc to the fullest!
But now the Lakers really have no other way, let Westbrook hold the ball, he constantly makes mistakes, does not let him hold the ball, he can not play the offensive state at all, shooting from time to time! Like Kirk Goldsberry asked, so... Now what?