The Lakers face off against the Wizards
The loser to the West's penultimate Houston Rockets, the los Angeles Lakers' last fig leaf, was also ripped off. In this game, Wei Shao's personal performance is impeccable, which means that even if Wei Shao returns to the level of an All-Star, the Lakers are still a terrible team. Thinking of this, Lakers fans will definitely miss Kuzma and Pope, if they have not left, Wei Shao has not arrived, will the Lakers and Wei Shao's days be better? No one knows.
However, in this game, the Los Angeles Lakers will face the Washington Wizards at home, and the old owner of Westbrook has now become kuzma and Pop's team, so it is not too much to say. Kuzma now organizes an attack to shoulder the shoulders, Pop is good at attack and defense, even if Porzingis returns, he has not been able to take the core position of the team from their hands.
Westbrook was booed at home
Even if the opponent has a Porzingis inside, the Los Angeles Lakers still choose to let James start the game, James also showed his strength, the first quarter of 5 shots 3 to get 9 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists data, Munch 4 shots 3 also had 7 points, but Westbrook 2 shots 0, no sports war goals, relying on free throws to get 1 point, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the team got 26 points in a single quarter. Porzingis had 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, and Yamura hit 2 three-pointers off the bench to help the team equalize at the end of the first quarter.
After returning from the second quarter, the Wizards' offense gradually took off, Kuzma and Pop, two Lakers veterans, each got 4 points, Porzingis also had 4 points and 4 rebounds, Kisspert hit 2 three-pointers, and Hachimura on the bench was 7 points and 5 rebounds, and the team exploded 33 points in a single quarter, unstoppable. The Lakers are caught in a single fight, James shot 3 of 4, and then took 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, but Westbrook shot 1 of 7, only 2 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, the feel is very bad, the Lakers only got 26 points in a single quarter.
So, by the end of the half, the Los Angeles Lakers were seven points behind the Washington Wizards 52-59. In the final moments of the second quarter, when Westbrook was holding the ball, the home fans even broke out into boos, and it was obvious that the performance of Westbrook in this game was difficult for them to be satisfied.
James exploded efficiently
As the team's home star, LeBron James's personal performance is still impeccable. With 6-of-9 shooting in the first half, 3-of-4 three-pointers, and 17 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, what more could you ask for? Munch also had 12 points and 1 assist on 5-of-8 shooting, playing a good role as a knife guard, Reeves had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Anthony also had 5 points and 2 rebounds, but Westbrook only had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists on 1-of-9 shooting. You know, Westbrook is facing this game, but the chips that the Lakers use to trade their own chips in the offseason, Kuzma and Pop!
Kuzma and Pop did not perform well against the old owners, Kuzma had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 4-of-10 shooting, and Pop had 4 points, 1 assist and 1 steal on 1-of-5 shooting, but compared to Wei Shao, he was still better. Porzingis has 10 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, and facing the Lakers who do not use Howard, it is natural to give and take. Key spott hit three three-pointers to get 11 points, and Yamura shot 5 of 5, and he had 13 points and 5 rebounds, becoming the key to the Wizards' lead in the first half.