On February 6, Beijing time, 122-115, the Lakers won in overtime. Old Zhan forced overtime, played 40 minutes, and got a triple-double of 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. However, Westbrook was abandoned in extra time, and after the game, he also responded.
With 2:22 left in the fourth quarter, the Lakers led by nine points after James hit a layup. However, after that, they fell into a scoring drought. After Fournier hit a three-pointer, the Knicks trailed just four points behind.
With 57.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Westbrook walked to the free throw line, his last chance to redeem himself. However, Wei Shao, who had already lost confidence, missed two free throws, and the Lakers were dragged into overtime.
Throughout overtime, Vogel didn't give Westbrook a minute to play. In overtime, Wei Shao was pressed on the bench the whole time. In the end, he played 29 minutes, 1 of 10, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 7 from the free throw line, and only had 5 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, a plus-minus -15 team-low. In the second half, Westbrook didn't score.
After the game, Wei Shao also responded to the abandonment of extra time, "The best part of this game is that when you win, everyone tries their best, we win the game, that's the most important thing." ”
Speaking about his bad feel, Wei Shao said, "This happened. I missed some of the opportunities I usually have to shoot, but like I said, I'm not going to be affected and I'm not going to give up, everyone has such nights. In addition, Westbrook revealed that he did not communicate with Vogel on the issue of sitting on the bench, he was the coach, did what he thought was best for the team, and most importantly won.