The Lakers played against the Bucks at home, and the Purple and Gold Army was suppressed the whole time, and at one point the biggest point difference was as low as 30 points. The big three are in unison and sit on the home field at a favorable time and place, and the result is this situation, and even loyal fans can't help but ask, what happened to the Lakers?
Westbrook, who delivered a 10-point, 10-rebound, 5-assist report card, was once again pushed to the cusp of the storm, but in fact, Westbrook only played 26 minutes and 05 seconds in this battle, and the fourth quarter showdown did not catch even 1 second of playing time, and sat on the bench the whole time. In fact, this is not the first time that Westbrook has been abandoned, and in the last game to beat the Knicks, the Turtles was also abandoned in overtime, and he was only 1 in 10 in that game.
In the face of outside skepticism, Wei Shao was much calmer now than he was angry and grumbled when he was abandoned in the decisive moment of the previous War Sir. When the camera on the spot captured Wei Shao, who could not play on the sidelines, he found that he was still trying to keep smiling. However, on the contrary, this smile made everyone feel more worried about Wei Shao's mentality.
Westbrook under the court is humorous, funny, and a fashionista with top dressing taste, but once on the court, Westbrook is synonymous with aggression - he is indomitable, he will also go up for no reason, and people love and hate are synonymous with him. But what happens to such a player with character once he loses his self-confidence? Worse, in the criticism of the outside world, Wei Shao seems to have lost his way, and he has become afraid of the end of the field, and the more he behaves, the worse he gets. Neither the Lakers nor Wei Shao expected that the offseason, hailed as the purple and gold team's most successful operation, would bring a nightmarish experience to both sides.
There is no need to question Wei Shao's professional attitude, even if he is arranged to sit on the bench, he still tries to do something. 3.3 seconds before the final game, the Lakers trailed by 15 points, returning to the bench James and Davis breathless, full of frustration, Wei Shao silently got up and walked to them, put his hand on the two heads, and used words to encourage and comfort his teammates, he wanted to help the team cheer up in this way, even if he was the one who needed help the most.
In a post-match interview, Wei Shao was asked what he and Zhan Mei said together, and Wei Shao said: "I told them that I really hope to help them. But I can't play and help you out of trouble, it's not something I can decide. "The former MVP is now so humble that it can't help but feel extremely sad. Wei Shao really wants to win, he can accept himself sitting on the bench, but he can't accept that he can't do anything, watching the team lose. At the end, you can only use the method of comforting your teammates to exert the residual heat.
As James said in the interview, Westbrook wanted to help us, but we didn't help him very well, and in the end everything had to start with me and AD, and let Westbrook join in. With 27 games left in the regular season, the Lakers really don't have much time to adjust. The trading deadline is just around the corner, and the Lakers in the trading market have repeatedly attacked but have not received any results, perhaps they should be ready to dig in the existing lineup.
Whether or not you can usher in the transformation in the closing stage, whether Wei Shao can really integrate into the team system is the key, after all, you can't press the team's 44 million annual salary stars on the bench at the decisive moment of every game.