On March 19, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In a focus battle today, the Lakers challenged the Raptors on the road. Before the game began, Lakers star Wei Shao and Raptors fans had a verbal altercation, and Raptors fans first expressed their support for Wei Shao, but when Wei Shao walked away, they scolded Wei Shao.
I don't know if this scene angered Wei Shao, who entered the state very quickly today. In the first quarter, Westbrook hit a three-pointer in the bottom left corner and attacked the Raptors basket twice. In a single quarter, Westbrook scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting and delivered as many as four assists for his teammates. Under his leadership, the Lakers did not fall behind in the previous three games.
After entering the second quarter of the game, Westbrook's performance was still outstanding, he won under the basket twice, and had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in the single quarter. However, Wei Shao contributed a "5 big pass" in this quarter. At that time, Wei Shao tried to divide the ball after breaking through, but it was obvious that he did not control the strength, and the ball flew directly to the audience. Wei Shao patted his chest in apology and showed an embarrassed smile. In the first half, Westbrook had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and the Lakers led the Raptors 59-55.
In the 3rd quarter of the game, the Lakers were in trouble, and they were quickly overtaken by the Raptors. In this case, Westbrook stepped forward, hitting two three-pointers in the bottom left corner and left 45 degrees, and also hit the basket to cause two foul shots, scoring 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the single quarter. Among them, Westbrook's only assist in this quarter was to connect with Howard, who forced a dunk to score 2+1! At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed the Raptors by one point 88:89.
After entering the final quarter, Westbrook sent two assists in a row for his teammates to help the team take a slight lead. 10 seconds before the end, the Lakers trailed by 3 points, after Wei Shao's three-point deviation, the Raptors served, Wei Shao completed the key steal, he took the ball to the front court, and shot a 45-degree three-point shot on the right side of the 0.4 seconds before the final game. After the goal, Westbrook and his teammates celebrated wildly, and the two sides entered extra time at 116:116!
In overtime, Westbrook first assisted Reeves. In 32.1 seconds before the finale, Westbrook broke through the basket to attract a three-man bag, and he scored a key three-pointer in the bottom corner of Bradley, and the Lakers rebounded by two points. Bradley then hit two free throws, and the Lakers led by four points in the first 12.6 seconds of the final game to stabilize the win.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Raptors 128:123 on the road, ending a 3-game losing streak, and the record became 30 wins and 40 losses, continuing to rank 9th in the West! Westbrook played 41 minutes today, shooting 8-of-18, including 4-of-7 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws, totaling 22 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, with a plus-minus of +6 starting high!
In recent times, Wei Shao's performance has been criticized a lot. But in today's game, Wei Shao ushered in a small explosion, in the past 11 games, Wei Shao's three-pointers totaled 3 of 27, but today he hit 4 three-pointers, and the last time he hit 3 three-pointers in a single game dates back to January 29.
According to the schedule, the Lakers will challenge the Wizards tomorrow, which will be the first time that Westbrook has left the Wizards to play his old club.