The Lakers led by up to 15 points at most, and were completed by the Pacers to lose 104-111 to the Pacers. It is worth mentioning that after the victory over the Lakers, the Pacers' record is only 16 wins and 29 losses, ranking third from the bottom in the East.
For the Lakers, losing to a team like the Pacers is undeniable, especially with a 15-point lead. Although Le Vere exploded in the last quarter, scoring 22 points in a single quarter, this is not a reason for the Lakers to be reversed.
Interestingly, with 3 minutes and 52 seconds left in the game, Lakers coach Vogel replaced Wei Shao from the field until the end of the game, and did not let Wei Shao play again. However, Vogel did not let Westbrook play in the last minute, nor did he let Howard go up to the rim to protect the inside line, so the Lakers eventually lost to the Pacers.
In a post-match interview, Vogel was asked why he replaced Westbrook with 3:52 left in the final quarter, and Vogel said bluntly: "Let the players who I think can win the game play." ”
Vogel's statement is obviously a showdown, that is, Wei Shao can't help the team win, so he won't let him go at the last moment. Wei Shao sat on the cold bench at the last moment, did not give an interview after the game, and left the stadium directly. From this point of view, the contradictions between the two sides have intensified, and it is time to have to resolve them.
In today's game, Westbrook started 27 minutes, 5-of-17, contributing 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Although 4 of 6 outside the three-point line, Westbrook's overall performance today was not good, especially the two-pointer was only 11 of 1, and the basket was always not scored, so Vogel did not let him play in the last moments.
In the past period of time, Wei Shao's performance has also been abnormal, first of all, the number of mistakes has dropped sharply, although the decline in mistakes is a good thing, but the sudden decline is abnormal. In the past 7 games, Wei Shao has only made 7 mistakes in total, and there have been no mistakes in 3 games, which is very abnormal, because Wei Shao has averaged more than 4 mistakes per game this season, and has made mistakes in 407 consecutive games.
Wei Shao's number of mistakes plummeted, mainly because the style of play was forced to change, there was no ball in his hand, and there were naturally fewer mistakes, which can also be seen from Wei Shao's assists. In the past seven games, except for one game that has delivered 13 assists, the rest of the games have not exceeded 6 assists, and the last 3 games have only been 3. Few assists, few turnovers, which is clearly not Westbrook's style.
Not only that, but Westbrook has also performed badly on the offensive end in the past period of time, with a low shooting percentage and low scoring. Under such circumstances, Wei Shao naturally could not play any role, and the fight was not smooth. But After all, Wei Shao is the highest paid player in the whole team, Vogel can not let him play as a substitute, or even sit on the cold bench, but Wei Shao is a side effect on the court, in the absence of thick eyebrows, the Lakers win the game is difficult, so that the contradiction will naturally accumulate more and more, there will always be an outbreak day.