In today's los Angeles Lakers vs Indian Pacers game, in the last 3 minutes of the game, the Lakers were chasing points, and head coach Vogel decisively replaced Westbrook, and did not let Westbrook play until the end of the game. As the team's first high-paid star player, he was coached by the DNP at a critical moment, which also became a hot topic of public opinion after the game.
This is not the first time that this scene has happened to the Lakers, in the last game against the Jazz, also in the crucial fourth quarter of the points chasing moment, Lakers head coach Vogel also did not let Westbrook play, but only let the team take the lead. The same script twice made many fans very confused, and even thought how much courage Vogel had to have to make such a lineup arrangement.
After the game, according to the Lakers, a number of sources said that head coach Vogel's behavior of not letting Westbrook play at a critical moment was allowed by management, and the coaching staff had informed management of this idea very early on, and the management's opinion was to let Vogel insist on what he thought was right. Such an attitude undoubtedly makes Vogel more emboldened to make such a lineup arrangement.
The reporter also broke the news that the reason why Wei Shao did not play in the end of this game is because the Lakers defensive coach has clearly told Wei Shao to pay attention to the right hand breakthrough of pacers player Le Weier, and Wei Shao's defense on the court is still unchanged, still does not make defensive adjustments, so that Le Weier plays more and more in the state. So the coach had to let Westbrook go off.
From the lakers' reports, it can be seen that Wei Shao's status in the Lakers now does not look like a superstar, and Wei Shao refused to accept an interview with the media after today's game and left the court alone. Presumably, Wei Shao's heart will also be a little uneasy, of course, the Lakers' loss in this game Wei Shao has no reason to carry the pot, after all, Wei Shao's shooting rate outside the three-point line today is still quite good. Perhaps the biggest puzzle for fans is why Howard was not used in the final moments.