On February 7, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In a focus battle yesterday, the Lakers won a valuable victory by beating the Wizards 122:115 in overtime. However, after the game, one Lakers player was criticized, that is, Westbrook, who scored only 5 points on 10 shooting.
In fact, as the Lakers' most important reinforcement this season, Westbrook's current performance is difficult to be satisfactory. So far this season, Westbrook has averaged 34.7 minutes per game, averaging 18.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.1 steals, shooting 43.7 percent from the field, 30 percent from three-point range, and ranking third in the league with 4.1 turnovers per game. Whether it is data or on-court play, Wei Shao is very incompatible with this Lakers team. Because of this, many media and fans have accused the Lakers of sending Westbrook away.
However, there was one person who stood up for Wei Shao at this time, and he was Arenas, who was known as a great general. In a show, Arenas was asked a question about the Lakers' trade with Wei Shao, and he directly asked the media: "For the Lakers, it is not easy to make a decision. All walks of life are talking about trading Wei Shao, but the question is, who can get away with Wei Shao? What kind of players can be exchanged, and can this make the Lakers turn over immediately and join the championship team? ”
Arenas continued: "In my opinion, what the Lakers have to do is bring in more scorers so that they can help James, who turns 37 or older. This will make it easier for opponents to dare to wrap James easily, and make it easier for James and Davis to attack the basket. To be honest, there are championship puzzles in the Lakers, and the key is how you use them. It's like you've prepared all the ingredients, but you have to know how to make them into a dish! ”
As of now, the Lakers have a record of 26 wins and 28 losses, ranking only 9th in the West, and they are 3.5 wins behind the Nuggets, who are 6th in the West, and 17 wins away from the Suns, who are 1st in the West. It's very difficult to get playoff pass-through tickets, they need to be on top of every game.