In the absence of James and Davis at the same time, Wei Shao played the best game of the season, the Lakers away to the Hornets game, Wei Shao performed very well, the whole game Westbrook started 37 minutes, 23 shots 12, 3 of 3 three points, cut 35 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and only one mistake, especially in the second half Wei Shao bombed 30 points, in the final quarter key time Wei Shao scored 10 points to help the team close to the score, although in the end still lost the game, but Wei Shao was defeated.
Westbrook scored a new high this season, and Westbrook also became the first Lakers player to score 30 points in the half after Kobe Bryant's retirement, and Westbrook's outstanding performance in this game also won the praise of head coach Vogel, who said in an interview with the media after the game about Westbrook's expression: "He showed a very strong will tonight, and I really want to thank him for his leadership tonight." It can be heard from Vogel's words that he gave Wei Shao a very high evaluation.
To know that before this game, Wei Shao's performance in the Lakers is very difficult, so far this season, Wei Shao can average 18.6 points, 8 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 1.1 steals, 4.2 mistakes, of which the shooting rate is 44.1%, and the three-point shooting rate is as low as 29.9%, although Wei Shao's data looks very good, but it is far from last season, and Wei Shao's efficiency is very low, and there are many mistakes, which also makes him criticized and questioned by the outside world.
However, in this game, Wei Shao proved that he can still play a first-class competitive standard, and still did it in the absence of James Davis, and this also just shows that Wei Shao was really delayed by James, to know that Wei Shao and James play somewhat similarly, they need a lot of ball power in hand, and the two are not good at outside shooting, nor can they play without the ball, which requires someone to make sacrifices.
Although Wei Shao is willing to be a green leaf, but he has no ball rights on the court, resulting in a significant reduction in personal role and threat, Wei Shao in the case of his own ability can not play, and further squeeze the Lakers field space, so when Wei Shao and James are on the field at the same time, the Lakers play very difficult, and when Wei Shao and James have one absent, both can often play excellent performance, so Wei Shao ability is still there, but his technical characteristics are not compatible with James, nor is it suitable for the Lakers.