On March 24, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced that the core of the team, James, will miss the home game against the 76ers because of a knee injury, which is the second game that James missed after All-Star Weekend, after the team faced the Spurs away from home, James was also absent due to injury, and the Lakers eventually lost that game. And in james' absence, Westbrook will single-minded VS Harden and Embiid, considering that the Lakers have a record of winning less than losing in James' absence this season, in this game, the 76ers have the hope of winning the game.
Before the Lakers' official announcement, the outside world believes that James will play in this game, because before this game, james's career total score has reached 36985 points, only 15 points away from 37,000 points, for James, it is very easy to get 15 points in a single game, and he is also very hopeful to achieve this historical milestone in this game.
Unfortunately, in the past period of time, James has played 8 consecutive games, and the playing time is more than 30 minutes, and some games even exceed 40 minutes, which consumes James's physical strength to some extent. Coupled with his knee injury, the Lakers chose to let him miss the game, which is understandable.
James's absence from the game has a great impact on the overall strength of the Lakers, and the data shows that in the games that James missed this season, the Lakers only achieved a record of 5 wins and 12 losses, and the performance was very bad. In the past 6 games that James has missed, the Lakers have only achieved a record of 1 win and 5 losses, and when James cannot play, the overall strength of the team will decline significantly, and Wei Shao has not performed well in personal leadership, and it is difficult to lead the team to victory. Coupled with the fact that the team faces the powerful 76ers at home, the Lakers want to win the game, and their difficulty is still relatively large.
Of course, James is absent, the Lakers are not completely without hope of winning the game, And Westbrook has been in very good shape in the past period of time, he has scored 20+ points in 3 consecutive games. The data shows that in the past three games, Wei Shao has been able to average 21.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game, shooting 53.2% and shooting 50% of three-point shots, and when he appeared in the game, the team's plus-minus was 9.7, such a performance is very outstanding, compared to the previous period of sluggish play, Wei Shao has found his form in the past three games.
Facing the 76ers, Westbrook needs to face Harden and Embiid, two players, and if Westbrook can play his peak performance on the court, then he also has the hope of leading the team to win. In the game, the confrontation between Westbrook and Harden is also worth paying attention to, the two players have been teammates in the Rockets and Thunder, the relationship is very good, this is also hardened to join the 76ers, he met With Westbrook in the game for the first time, in this case, what kind of performance the two players will have in the game, who can laugh to the end, is worth looking forward to.