The Three-Double King is back
The Los Angeles Lakers are still losing, but Russell Westbrook seems to be back in form, back to the triple-double pattern. Against the Raptors, Wei Shao got 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and against the Wizards, Wei Shao also had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and these data all tell us that Wei Shao did not have a decline in strength, but did not play real strength. I hope that these games will be a good boost for Wei Shao's self-confidence, after all, Wei Shao is still very important to the Lakers.
In this game, the Los Angeles Lakers will continue on their road trip to challenge LeBron James' old club, the Cleveland Cavaliers. This season's Cavaliers are no longer the league's fish belly, but a well-deserved dark horse in the East. The Cavaliers have the fourth-largest defense in the league, which is undoubtedly a huge challenge for the Lakers today.
Wei Shao regained his touch
Westbrook opened with a three-pointer, a mid-range jumper, but did not hit, but won 4 free throws by impacting the basket, 3 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 turnover and 2 fouls. Westbrook didn't start well, but Augustine on the bench scored 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting, and even so, the Lakers were seven points behind the Cavaliers in the first quarter. After returning from the second quarter, James ushered in an outbreak, with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 7-of-8 shooting, and The performance of Westbrook cannot be ignored.
Three-time hit basket hit two shots, 1-of-2 from three-point range, 7 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in a single quarter, and Westbrook helped the Lakers to surpass the Cavaliers by 5 points at halftime 67-62. In the second half, Wei Shao's shooting feel gradually warmed up, 5 shots in a single quarter, 2 three-pointers, 3 shots, 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, but Garland broke out, 8 points and 9 assists in the single quarter, leading the Cavaliers to surpass the Lakers by 1 point. After returning from the last quarter, Wei Shao did not show too brightly, but he did not make any mistakes.
On 1-of-2 shooting, he scored 3 points and 2 assists, still shooting from mid-range and long-range, and Wei Shao quietly became the green leaf next to James. In this quarter, James shot 6-of-10 and had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 131-120 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers and return to the ninth position in the West.
Plus-minus first in the team
LeBron James faced the old owner with 38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, becoming the oldest player in NBA history to get a 30+ triple-double. Of course, James's personal performance in this game is commendable, but don't just praise James, Wei Shao is also indispensable. Westbrook played 35 minutes in this game, 7 of 14 shots, 6 of 6 three-pointers, 20 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal, only 1 turnover, plus-minus +23 team first, second stanley Johnson+15, James +9.
It can be seen from here that Wei Shao's presence is still very great for the Lakers. In the past three games, Westbrook has averaged 21.3 points, 8 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game, shooting 53.2% from the field and 50% from three-point range. I have to say that as long as Wei Shao finds such a state, then the Lakers can become an object that no team wants to meet even in the ranks of the playoffs. Lakers celebrity magician Johnson also said: In the past three games, Westbrook played his best game as a Lakers player!