On March 24, Beijing time, the Lakers suffered a heavy blow at home, facing the menacing Philadelphia 76ers, who were in a good position in the first quarter and were tragically reversed, and finally lost the game 121-126. In this game, since James did not play, Vogel only used an 8-man rotation, and tucker, Ariza and Bradley were directly abandoned. Howard returned to the peak of this campaign, and Embiid fought up and down, playing only 28 minutes in the whole game, cutting down 24+8 data, not lagging behind the MVP's competitors.
The Lakers led their opponents by 3 points in the first quarter, but lost 12 points in the second quarter, all of which, Wei Shao was mainly responsible, and at halftime, Wei Shao was 2 of 8, only 4 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and there were 5 mistakes. After the game, Westbrook played 33 minutes, 10-of-20, contributing 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, which looks like the data is not bad. However, fans who have watched the game know that in fact, Wei Shao's first three quarters feel very garbage, only scored 12 points in the third quarter, and there were 7 mistakes, which was simply unbearable.
In the last quarter, Wei Shao woke up like a dream, the state was explosive, he was 6 of 5 in a single quarter, he scored 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, the feel was very hot, and there was no mistake in this quarter. Unfortunately, Wei Shao's "rain" was not timely, because the 76ers led too much, Wei Shao's final score could not quench the thirst, and the Lakers were powerless to return to the sky, and they fought another defeat. In this game, although the Lakers only lost 5 points, Wei Shao's plus-minus was -12, that is, when Wei Shao was on the court, the team lost a total of 12 points.
The Lakers' loss is mainly responsible, after all, everyone else is playing well, Johnson is 5 of 7, contributing 13+5+8; Howard 24+8; Gary Buel 8+9; Anthony 20+7; Munch 23+3; Augustine 5+4+4. As the Lakers' chief point guard, Wei Shao's 7 mistakes indirectly buried the game, if he played rationally in the first three quarters and shot a few more goals, the outcome of this game may change, but Wei Shao is Wei Shao, and when he loses his mind, he may be out of control.
Of course, Wei Shao is also terrible when he is calm, after all, he has explosive scoring ability, and the fourth quarter of this game is the best proof. Wei Shao's biggest problem now is not a personal ability problem, but a psychological problem, in the face of the booing, Wei Shao should adjust his mentality, respond with strength, and find his own "god turtle", rather than continuing to be an unpopular "Iron Wei".