On March 24, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. In a focus battle that just ended, the Lakers lost to the 76ers 121:126 at home, and the record became 31-42, continuing to rank 9th in the West!
In today's game, Davis is still sidelined due to injury, and James is also absent due to sore knees. In this case, Westbrook led the team alone against Embiid and Harden. Throughout the game, Wei Shao played 33 minutes, shooting 10 of 20, including 2 of 5 three-pointers and 2 of 5 free throws, totaling 24 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal. Today, Wei Shao did not do a good job of control mistakes, and the full field error reached 7 times. In the final quarter, Westbrook scored 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 0 turnovers on 5-of-6 shooting!
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time that Westbrook has played a 20+ performance in recent times. In his last four games, Westbrook has averaged 22 points, 8.5 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game, shooting 52.2% from the field and shooting 47.6% from three-point range (10 of 21), which has far exceeded his season average.
Interestingly, 4 games ago, Westbrook was taunted by Timberwolves player Beverley, who scolded Westbrook as garbage during the game. It is not known whether Westbrook's outburst was related to Beverley's taunts.
In addition, after scoring 24 points, Westbrook's career total score reached 23164 points, surpassing Lakers baylor (23149 points) to 32nd in history, and he is only one point away from the previous heat legend Wade (23165 points), and if nothing else, he will complete the overtaking in the next game.