Just ask you if you are not topped today? What about the three-year DPOY?
Riding into the forbidden area, the jump is like going back in time, and the brutal partition "French Yanzu" Gobert!
Goodbye boy pull a full bow, not afraid of the years and not afraid of the wind
With Anthony Davis' injury suspension and the addition of a large number of low-paid players, the Los Angeles Lakers are relying on Russell Westbrook for a lot of things. They need Westbrook to score, grab rebounds, control the ball and occasionally need some of his defense, and while his performance in that area has been mixed, Westbrook proved, at least in today's game, that he can help the team.
In the first quarter against the Utah Jazz, All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell slipped over a drink spilled on the sidelines. Wei Shao saw it and went straight to the basket to pick up the mop, and three times five divided by two was cleaned up.
Look at this professional mopping technique, Wei Shao is absolutely a good man at home!
Although Wei Shao cleaned up a mess on the court, he is still trapped in an even bigger mess, that is, the Performance of the Lakers this season. After 43 games, not counting today's showdown with the Jazz, the Lakers' record is 21 wins and 22 losses, which is disappointing than expected.
Westbrook's performance is even more amusing, with his scoring average below 20 points per game for the first time since 2009-10, and barring a surprising performance in the second half of the season, it will be the second time in the past six seasons that he has not averaged a triple-double at the end of the season.
After an embarrassing defeat with Denver, team leader James updated social media to apologize to Lakers fans: "I apologize to you guys and promise we'll get better!" "And today, that promise has been delivered and the team has shown more effort like a makeover.
Lakers coach Frank Vogel used his 22nd line-up in game 44 of the season — a frontcourt made up of Dwight Howard and Trevor Ariza, James in the small forward position and Avery Bradley in the backcourt against Westbrook against Utah doubles.
The Lakers reacted much better on the defensive end than they had before. In addition to the starters, especially young substitutes Stanley Johnson, Malik Munch, Tarren Horton Tucker and Austin Reeves showed a more positive attitude in the game than in the previous games.
Westbrook also showed the kind of athleticism and ferocity he hadn't really shown since he was traded to the Lakers this summer, and towards the end of the first half, he jumped on the paint and jumped up the one-handed septum Gobert, instantly blowing up the whole field.
Poster time
He seemed to express weeks of frustration with Gobert's hammer, so much so that the explosive celebratory movements that followed him ate a technical foul.
LeBron James also looks more comfortable on the offensive end than he has been in the last few days, scoring 25 points while also having seven rebounds and seven assists. But on this night, he was not a one-man performance, and he had the help of Westbrook, Stanley Johnson and other Lakers role players around him, and finally let the Lakers regroup.
Here in particular, I would like to praise Stanley Johnson. The Southern California native, who just signed his third 10-day contract. In the final quarter, he punched Gobert again and again to show him his toughness.
He also delivered a key assist on Avery Bradley's three-pointer to open the score with the Lakers more than two minutes left in the game. Stanley Johnson played 24 minutes today, scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 7 of 9 shots, including 10 points from the fourth quarter, plus-minus +18 in the game.
Despite his current hourly job, it is believed that after this game, the former Matt Dey High School leader once again gave reason for his hometown team to sign him for the rest of the season.
It was also driven by Johnson's aggressive style of play that the Lakers began to fly around the court with the kind of energy they couldn't sustain all season. Leading by 5 points in the last 45 seconds, Westbrook personally pushed the Jazz into the abyss of failure! Grab the rebound lightning counterattack, press the accelerator button and don't let go straight to the basket, the inside line continuously overtakes into the key 2+1!
There is finally no need for a meeting today
After Wei Shao played excitedly, he happily beat James's head as a drum.
This campaign, arguably one of the team's best wins of the year, is of great significance to both lakers and coach Frank Vogel. He's trying to make the Lakers a team characterized by effort, intensity and defensive aggression.
P.S: The Lakers have good news that Anthony Davis will have the team doctor re-evaluate his sprained MCL in tonight's game, believing he should come back soon.
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