Lakers loses to Trail Blazers . I believe we don’t need to explain too much. Although this is a game that started in the early morning of the country, fans are generally clear about many of the scenes, highlights, and content at critical moments of this game. To sum up, this is a game in which Lakers fans completely broke their defense against their defender Westbrook. Many fans even pointed their finger at Lakers coach Darwin Hamm. From the end of the third quarter to the last moment of the fourth quarter, the Lakers reversed the score and even held an 8-point lead at one time. No one knew why Hamm chose to replace Westbrook at this time. Entering the contract year, your performance does not rise but falls, and you completely lose yourself. You can only accept the position as a substitute and then treat this only remaining opportunity well.
4 of 15 shots, including 0 of 3 three-pointers. In this game, Westbrook scored 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. He did not make some outrageous mistakes, but Westbrook's performance at critical moments was frustrating. Indeed, if you didn't watch the game and only watched Westbrook's last jump shot, you can think Westbrook's choice is correct. First of all, there are more than 30 seconds left, and he can grab another offensive opportunity. At the same time, he is still in an absolute open position, which is a "good" shooting choice. However, then again, if Westbrook's choice was a good choice for this shot, he could shoot 30 goals in the whole game.
Westbrook made a jump shot, whether it was mid-range or outside the three-point line, which was what the opponent wanted to see. For them, as long as Westbrook made a jump shot, their defense was successful. After the game, criticism from the outside world of Westbrook flocked to the scene. There is no way, who made you perform poorly? No matter who caused Westbrook's current situation, no matter what his future will be, or whether his last-minute action is correct, one thing is certain that Westbrook's situation is now very embarrassing in the Lakers, and even in the league, and he has no choice. As some commentators predict, Westbrook will be put on the bench next, which is also the Lakers' last attempt to him.
In an interview, Lakers coach Ham was asked if he was worried that putting Westbrook on the bench in the last two rounds would have a blow to his confidence and hurt his feelings. Ham said this: "I said since the first day I came here that I will do everything for the success of the team. If a player has some negative feelings about when he will play and how he will play, I can tell you this way, I don't have time to deal with those." It's obvious that as a recognized coach with control over the locker room, Ham is not as patient as Vogel . Now that he has suffered a three-game losing streak at the beginning, they need to change their lineup. Westbrook's substitute is easy to predict.
Let Westbrook substitute seem to be the Lakers' last attempt to Westbrook. If his substitute effect is not good, or like the last game of the preseason, let him play as a substitute, Westbrook bluntly stated that the substitute was the reason for his hamstring injury. If he was dissatisfied after the game, then Ham might really let Westbrook go home as some people said. Because if you continue to maintain this loss state and have not changed, Ham's own position will be in danger. In addition, Westbrook's position in the team has gradually decreased. In the post-match interview, when Lakers forward James was asked about Westbrook, he said: "You can write whatever you want. I don't want to say too much here."
is obvious. Westbrook's poor performance not only made fans dissatisfied, but even some core personnel in the Lakers team no longer believe that he can play a good offensive performance.Westbrook himself seems to have a bit of a mental breakdown. In addition to clearing all the content on his personal INS account again before the start of the season, and changing his Lakers cartoon avatar to a life photo, Westbrook also blocked a Lakers blogger on Twitter with the most fans. No matter how dissatisfied with his current situation, there is a very embarrassing reality that next, he will either accept the Lakers' arrangements to improve his performance, or leave and everyone will destroy it together.
averaged 10.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 28.9%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 8.3%. He only scored 1 three-pointer in three games. This is the report card Westbrook has delivered so far. In this era, if a center does not shoot, it will be difficult for him to get on NBA, not to mention that Westbrook is a defender. In the game against the Trail Blazers, the Trail Blazers directly used , Nurkic, to face Westbrook, completely emptying, and not entering the three-second zone. In this case, Westbrook could not throw the ball into it. The Lakers were already 4-on-5 on the offensive end. For Westbrook, although he is still paid $47.06 million, he has been disliked by the market, and substitutes have become a position he has to accept, and he still needs to work hard to prove that he can perform well after he comes on the bench.
