On March 19, Beijing time, the Lakers won 128-123 against the Toronto Raptors through overtime, and in this game, the biggest contributor is Wei Shao, who has been in the doldrums.
Wei Shao took 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in this game, and completed the steal in the final period of the fourth quarter of the game, while hitting a key equalizer three-pointer at a 45-degree angle, dragging the game into overtime, and finally the Lakers won the game, the victory of this game Westbrook is really indispensable, but the Lakers' victory in this game is not just the credit of Wei Shao, in addition, the two role players should also be recorded in the Lakers' credit book.
1. Gabriel
In this game, Lakers coach Vogel changed the team again, making Howard the center of the team, gabriel also came to the lakers' starting lineup, it was this change that allowed Gabriel to seize the opportunity.
In this game, Gabriel shot 7 of 8, 3 of three-pointers, 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, especially in the first quarter of the game, Gabriel was 6 shots, 14 points in a single quarter, helping the Lakers play a dream start, but in the overtime tiebreaker stage, Gabriel made another achievement on the defensive end, blocked VanVleet's layup, and finally helped the Lakers win this key victory.
After the game, Lakers coach Vogel and James also gave a high evaluation of Gabriel, both of them said that Gabriel injected fresh blood into the Lakers' offensive and defensive ends, if it were not for Gabriel's performance in the first quarter, the Lakers may once again have a collapse in the first quarter, and Gabriel, who has been to many teams, has gradually gained a foothold in the Lakers.
2. Young General Reeves
After many defeats, Reeves's performance has also begun to decline a little, but in this game, Reeves's performance is really outstanding.
Although in this game, Reeves only shot 3 of 10, with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, but in the 27 minutes of the whole game, there was no mistake, after the game, Lakers reporter Trudell praised Reeves, in this game, Reeves personal plus-minus is +18, ranking first in the Lakers team. In the 27 minutes he played, the Lakers won the opponent by 18 points, and in the 21 minutes he was not on the court, the Lakers lost to the opponent by 13 points.
Especially in the last 15.1 seconds of overtime, the Lakers led by two points, reeves defended well, he stole Barnes, completely ending the Raptors' hopes of overturning.
Although Reeves's physical condition is not outstanding, many fans can see that the young man's performance on the field is indeed worthy of recognition, whether it is on the defensive end or the offensive end, Reeves is conscientious, and many people praise the young man as the second Caruso.
Of course, the Lakers won this game, all the players have credit, the last time against the Raptors, Howard did not play for personal reasons, but in today's game Howard also helped the Lakers to limit the Raptors' tall interior line very well.
Although the Lakers' record is still the ninth in the West, as long as they come out with such a state, it is not too difficult to win.