The Lakers lost again, in the game against the Eastern Conference strong team Bucks, the Lakers were in a backward position in the first quarter, the whole game was suppressed by the opponent, although in the last quarter they narrowed the score but helplessly dug too big a hole in front of them, and finally lost the game with a 15-point difference. After losing this game, the Lakers ranked ninth in the West with a record of 26 wins and 29 losses, and it is worth mentioning that the Lakers have only won 2 wins in the last 7 games, and in this way, the Lakers may not even be able to keep the place in the playoffs.
The Lakers' problems have been said by the outside world since the season, I don't know how many times, and even many of the problems they face are discussed by the outside world when they determine the trade of Wei Shao, and as a result, they have played 55 games so far this season and still have not been solved. Wei Shao's problem has also become one of the problems that constrain them.
So far this season, Westbrook has averaged 18.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game in 34.6 minutes per game, shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 29.8 percent from three-point range, and averaging 4.1 turnovers per game for the third place in the league. In the last 4 games, Wei Shao's performance is even more crotch-pulling, averaging only 10.3 points per game to shoot only 27.5%, of which only 2 shots in 13 three-point shots, three-point shooting rate of 15.4%, free throw shooting rate is only 55%. Such data perfectly matches his salary. At the same time, Wei Shao's problem is still on the defense, the opponent's defense in the game is passed one step, the pace cannot keep up with the assist defense and the change of defense, and the eye defense is not up, such a performance is very morale-damaging in the game.
In the fourth quarter of the game against the Bucks, Wei Shao was once again pressed on the bench, and this was the third critical moment when Wei Shao was replaced by Vogel, and wei Shao had not said anything before the previous two times, but this time Wei Shao said something in a post-game interview. Asked about the situation he comforted James and Bushy Brow at the end of the game and said he was just saying some words of encouragement and I told them I wished I could help them, but unfortunately I wasn't in the game. I'm here to help them, unfortunately, we haven't been able to do it, but it doesn't depend on me... To be honest I shouldn't have to go up to any metrics, I put in a lot of training, I'm well respected in the league, I've won the right to get into the finishing lineup, but then again, it wasn't my decision, he and the coaching staff thought it was the best decision. Wei Shao's words were obviously that he was not satisfied with being pressed on the bench at a critical moment.
Thick Eyebrow also talked about the current situation of the team in an interview after the game, saying that I don't think we have given up... We still have a lot of basketball to play... We need to be a team, work together, we have to obey the team... We want to try to turn things around before they get worse. Thick eyebrows seemed to want to express some meaning in these words.
The footage of the scene when the Lakers were behind in the game was directly given to Pelinka, who was sitting on the sidelines, and this time was getting closer and closer to the February 11 trading deadline, which meant that the Lakers needed to seek adjustments. After the game, ESPN Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin wrote an article reporting on the impact of the loss on the Lakers, in which it was revealed that James was involved in the formation of the lineup in the offseason, and he negotiated all operations with Pelinka, including receiving Westbrook from the Wizards operation and signings of some free agents.
Pelinka will continue to show a co-rift with James ahead of the deal deadline in an attempt to boost the team's chances of playing an in-depth playoff journey this season, the sources said.
It is worth mentioning that at present, Wei Shao has become a recognized negative asset, the Lakers want to seek a suitable transaction Difficulty can be imagined, closer and closer to the transaction deadline, many teams have completed the transaction reinforcement, do not know how the Lakers will choose next.