According to Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin, the reason why Wei Shao did not play in the last half of today's game is because in the defensive process, the coaching team repeatedly told Wei Shao to prevent LeVert's right side breakthrough, but Wei Shao did not adjust his defensive strategy many times, which led to Vogel and his coaching staff not letting Wei Shao play in the last moment. At the same time, the reporter also revealed that Vogel put Wei Shao on the bench, which had been agreed by the team management, and the team's management attitude was to let Vogel perform his coaching duties normally, and the authority of the replacement was Vogel's.
Obviously, neither the coaching staff nor the current Lakers management is very satisfied with Westbrook's performance. They pay more attention to the team's record and the quality of the team's game content, so to a large extent, the Lakers will find ways to trade Wei Less. Wei Shao did not give an interview to reporters after the game, further illustrating the risk of a breakdown in the relationship between the two sides.
In fact, today's Performance of Wei Shao is still decent, he has shot a lot of three-pointers on the outside, and has maintained the desire to win on the court. But his bad defensive habits are also a big weakness, Jiangshan is easy to change his nature, and This defensive habit of Wei Shao has existed for many seasons. Especially since the season when Durant was injured in the Thunder, Westbrook began to make a big package, whether it is the big three with Anthony George, or in the dual-core lineup of the Rockets, Westbrook's defensive habits have not changed.