Today Lakers beat 121-110 at home, winning the first victory of the season. It can only be said that it is not easy. Winning this game really makes fans feel the pleasure of celebrating the New Year and even winning the championship. The Lakers need a very refreshing victory, not a frustrating narrow victory. They need to exhale this anger in their hearts than anyone else. If the Lakers want to set sail again, they need to face the strong team to win, and the Nuggets will be an excellent opponent no matter what.
Murray , Potter , Gordon and Jokic, the Nuggets have set up their strongest lineup, and the Lakers are also a combination of the Big Three. Although it may be a bit too exaggerating the Lakers' taste now, it is an indisputable fact to rationally analyze that the Lakers do have the Big Three. Even though they were very strong in the past, these three people were all well-known figures after all. Why do we say that the Lakers are still saved? It's because of Westbrook's substitute.
In fact, why Westbrook is incompatible with the Lakers? Not only fans know, but the Lakers also know, including Westbrook himself. It’s not because Westbrook needs to hold the ball, he is incompatible with James . Playing as a substitute has always been unacceptable for superstars to transform in the later stages, and it is basically difficult to go back after playing as a substitute. For example, Derek Ross, the youngest MVP, plays as a substitute, and will be a substitute for many years later. There is also melon Anthony, so many superstars are unwilling to bow their heads, for fear that they will be done if they bow their heads.
Sometimes there is no way. If Westbrook doesn't bow his head and doesn't find a way to let the Lakers find this key, his next contract may not be able to retire directly. Is it that you can continue your career and find your role again by replacing the bench? Or exit this alliance? Westbrook finally chose to continue his career. The effect is very obvious. When the starter of , James and continues to play a rhythm, Westbrook will be his. Westbrook was at a loss when starting, and his teammates usually didn't look for him, but would look for James. It is different for substitutes, so Westbrook's ball rights are dominated by Westbrook, and his teammates also tend to let Westbrook connect.
Today is the most perfect performance competition for the Big Three. The three of them scored 67+29+18 data. James scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game, Westbrook scored 18 points, 8 assists in 8 shots, 6 of 12 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, the highest starting value of positive and negative values was +18, and Davis 23 points and 15 rebounds. It was not that the Nuggets did their best. Jokic scored 23 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, Murray scored 21 points, Gordon scored 18 points, and Porter scored 17 points. But the Lakers won during the period when Westbrook was taking the substitute, according to the tatMuse data, since Westbrook played as a substitute, the Lakers had a net victory of 18 points when he was on the court, while the Lakers had a net loss of 16 points when he was not present.
But when Westbrook and James start together, the Lakers averaged 10 points per game. Relying on Westbrook to play the opponent's substitute was caught off guard, which is the main reason why Westbrook became fragrant. After the game, James, Davis and Hamm were all excited about Westbrook's performance. Because more important than winning, the Lakers found the instructions to solve Westbrook. James's comment was: " Westbrook performed phenomenally in 32 minutes."
During the offseason, fans shouted that Westbrook would post two first rounds of Irving . Last season, when the 76ers put Simmons on the trading stage, Lakers fans also wanted to use Westbrook to trade to get Simmons. But now Simmons' performance in Nets is not as bad as Westbrook.
Westbrook Iron Man dares to shoot, and Westbrook plays with confidence. Once he has confidence, his physical skills will immediately have the shadow of MVP. How confident is Westbrook today? When he smiled, he was so excited. Westbrook has now invested a lot of energy on the defensive end. He fought with Gobert under the basket in the last game, and was blocked with an iron-blooded block at the critical moment today. In contrast, Simmons has diarrhea in offense and defense. The Lakers and the Nets are actually more difficult for the Nets, and the Nets are not good at offense and defense this season. The Lakers are actually good at defense, and are currently second in the league in defensive efficiency. In other words, the Lakers' defense is still top-notch, but they are unable to make offense.The defense is to maintain the lower limit. If Westbrook can always provide such firepower on the bench, I think the Lakers' offensive efficiency will be greatly improved. As the so-called "one-to-one" means "will be fully connected", Westbrook will help the Lakers break the deadlock.
