The Lakers have recently suffered a wave of three consecutive losses, and they have lost their opponents by 37 points in the game against the Nuggets, setting a record for the biggest loss of the season. In the past 3 games, the Lakers have lost more than 125 points per game, the team's defensive end has completely collapsed, the overall morale has fallen to the bottom, and it has also suffered great public pressure. In the past month, the Lakers have faced teams with a winning percentage of more than 50% and are even more invincible.
Although the Lakers are still in the 7th place in the West, the team's record is only 21 wins and 22 losses, and the winning percentage has fallen below 50%. It also set the worst record of James' career in the first 43 games except for his rookie season. The 37-year-old James is still performing bravely, averaging 31.6 points per game in January and 34.5 points per game in the last 10 games, both of which are the highest in the league. Even if one person plays bravely on the field, it is difficult to lead the team to win the game.
The most criticized of the Lakers today is Wei Shao's play. In the past 4 games, Westbrook has scored three times without a double figure, and his performance on the court is unsatisfactory, making it difficult to contribute to the team. In the game against the Kings, his multiple ill-advised choices on the offensive end and the holes formed on the defensive end caused the team to bury the good game and be reversed. After the game, he rushed to the top of the world's major hot search lists, and netizens posted all about his requests and spit on his content.
Well-known data expert Kirk Goldsberry has listed the data to summarize Westbrook's performance this season, which shows how bad Westbrook really is when he is on the floor. Of the 56 players in the league who made more than 300 jump shots, Westbrook's shooting efficiency ranked 52nd and the league's fifth-to-last. He hit a total of 111 jumpers this season, but made 185 turnovers, a staggering percentage. He played a total of 1517 minutes for the Lakers, and his net efficiency on the court was -2.2, which is a rare negative player. Seeing such data is undoubtedly piercing the hearts of lakers.
Although Wei Shao has strictly controlled his mistakes in the past 5 games, there have only been 4 mistakes in total, and 3 games have been a miracle of 0 mistakes, and the number of 0 mistakes this season is more than the number of occurrences in the past 8 years combined. However, Westbrook began to become unable to play. He seemed a little afraid on the field, and he felt that even if he held the ball, he was not willing to attack, for fear of making mistakes. This is a very bad situation for both the Lakers and Westbrook.
The purpose of the Lakers in exchange for Wei Shao this season is very clear, and the team needs Wei Shao's resilience and iron man attributes to alleviate James' on-court pressure and the vulnerability of thick eyebrows. However, from the perspective of half a season, Wei Shao has helped the Lakers very little, and even has some negative effects. This may be a loss-making deal for the Lakers who are vying for the championship.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)