This season's Lakers really haven't met the expectations of fans, they are currently only in ninth place in the West, with a 1.5-win gap with the eighth-place Clippers, and only 2.5 wins ahead of the Trail Blazers behind them! For them, due to the suspension of the core of the team, Anthony Davis due to injury, the team will encounter great difficulties in the second half of the season, and may not even be able to enter the play-offs!
If the Lakers want to make it to the playoffs this season, then the play of James and Westbrook will be crucial, James actually don't have to worry, he is very stable this season, it is not difficult to score 30 points. And Westbrook is the Lakers' biggest worry, he has been put on the bench many times at key moments before, which is still a bit embarrassing!
Recently, the US media StatMuse posted westbrook's average data in 38 games after the All-Star last season, and Westbrook, who was still in the Wizards last season, averaged 23.6 points, 13.1 assists and 12.8 rebounds per game after the All-Star game, and the data of the big triple-double was perfect!
For This season's Wesbrook, although the average data per game can also reach the quasi-triple-double, it has not been able to meet the expectations of fans. After the All-Star Game, Davis can not play, the team only he and James two people need the ball, this time is a good opportunity for Westbrook to break out, if he can play the state after last season's All-Star Game, this season's Lakers are really worth looking forward to!
So what do the Lakers need to do if they want Westbrook to explode? In fact, a large part is to give the ball to Westbrook, just like when James and Davis were both sidelined due to injury, Westbrook played well, so the Lakers need to stagger the appearance time of James and Westbrook to try to make both of them play at their best!