The NBA regular season continues, and today the Lakers are at home to meet the Wizards, and James has undoubtedly become the protagonist in this topical battle. James scored 50 points again today, and in two of the last three games, James has scored more than 50 points, which is also a miracle. The Lakers are having a very tough time winning right now, and if James doesn't deliver a high score in the game, then the Lakers don't have an advantage against any team. So the Lakers' biggest stability point at the moment is James, and now many Lakers fans seem to have less reliance on Wei Shao's performance.
Westbrook scored just five points on 2-of-11 shooting today. He did not explode in the face of the old Lord. Even today Vogel didn't let Westbrook play in the last minute. We can clearly feel that Wei Shao is very struggling to play now, and his first choice after getting the ball is very hesitant. Even if he chooses to attack, he will only go to the basket hard, and now his shooting has lost confidence. Westbrook is the safest way to score under the basket today, but today he didn't even have a basic layup shooting rate against the Wizards' defense.
Today the Lakers made a very imposing goal on the court, and the Wizards players were nailed by James when they went to the basket. And that round the Lakers grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and launched a counterattack, which was originally a very morale-boosting attack, and the Lakers had the opportunity to play a defensive counterattack. But Wei Shao did not encounter too much interference from the other side when he made the layup, but did not score the ball. Even strictly speaking, it was an opportunity to go up to the basket.
James's action after Westbrook did not score a goal is even more intriguing. James seemed to be discouraged at once after Wei Shao missed the layup, he did not go back to the defense, and then lowered his head to the bottom corner, looking very helpless. Indeed, it was an excellent opportunity to boost morale, but Wei Shao did not seize it, and as James, he must have nothing to say, and even a sense of despair in his heart.
We can now clearly feel that there is less and less communication between James and Westbrook. James has undoubtedly had some gaps with Westbrook in his heart. This is something that anyone can imagine. James has given Westbrook a lot of encouragement and support this season, but Westbrook has not been able to improve his performance. As James, he must have felt helpless inside. But he didn't have a way, the Lakers still had to go firmly, and the only way was to use his full strength in Zhan mode.