On January 24, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In a focus battle that just ended, the Lakers lost to the Heat 107-113, and the record became 23-24, and the winning percentage fell below 50%.
Although the Lakers lost today, Westbrook's performance was still remarkable. Throughout the game, Westbrook played 32 minutes, shooting 9-of-15, including 0-of-3 from three-point range and 6-of-8 from the free throw line, totaling 24 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, with a plus-minus of -1.
In the first quarter, Westbrook felt good on the offensive end, scoring 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 3-of-4 shooting in the quarter. It is worth mentioning that in a defensive round, Westbrook put his arm around the neck of the defensive Heat player Dedmond when he shot, and the referee blew a malicious foul on Westbrook after reviewing.
In the second quarter, Westbrook cut back his shots, but still scored four points and gave an assist to help the team maintain the point difference. In the third quarter, Wei Shao had 4 points and 2 assists in 7 minutes, so that the gap between the two sides did not further widen.
In the crucial final final armageddon, Wei Shao ushered in an outbreak. He first grabbed a rebound in the front court, then scored a basket on the inside and assisted Anthony to hit a 3-pointer. And that wasn't the end of it, then Westbrook made two foul shots, then made another layup to help the team narrow the point difference to 5 points at one point! But unfortunately, the Lakers are still powerless to return to the sky.
Although the Lakers eventually lost the game, for Westbrook, today's performance was good enough. Meanwhile, he scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 3-of-4 shooting in the last seven minutes. After being hidden in the snow at the previous key moment in the last quarter, Wei Shao proved that he had the ability to play key moments.
According to the schedule, the Lakers will challenge the Nets on the road on January 26.