Today's NBA regular season, Lakers html 143-138 away defeat to the San Antonio Spurs.
won 5 games in the last 6 games, the highest score in a single game in the season, the best 39 points and 11 rebounds in the season, the team made 17 of 33 shots and a three-point shooting percentage of 51.5%.
may not be as touching as Westbrook in this game.
With 2 minutes left in the third quarter of this game, after a breakthrough was blocked but grabbed the frontcourt rebound, Westbrook was hit by the basket-protecting Spurs inside Collins and fell to the ground on the face.
The forehead injured Westbrook immediately burst into blood and got up to argue with Collins. But he was held back by LeBron James , constantly comforting and handing a towel to stop the bleeding as soon as possible.
, and Westbrook did not continue to be impulsive. Not only did he hit the free throw steadily, he also had a bit of cuteness on his head, while the rough Collins ended up directly after a second-level malicious foul.
In this game, Westbrook scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and is still a substitute. LeBron, Walker and even Gabriel are all highlights than him.
But now he is really contributing to the team's winning.
Together with LeBron, he transferred a large amount of ball rights to young people like Walker, Schroders and even Rivers, and interspersed with running and empty catches. The two formerly the most exaggerated ball-holding cores in the league are now willing to trust their teammates more.
But when the team needs him, he can still make his own contribution.
When he came on the court in the first quarter, the Lakers were behind 14-20, and then he narrowed the score to 33-34 with one layup, one mid-range shot, and one assist.
In the second quarter, after he came on the court, he led the team with LeBron to complete the counterattack, and he even hit the mid-range shot that surpassed the score.
In today's Lakers, he is definitely not the most important core, but he has become a team-type point guard who can make contributions when playing and constantly sacrifice his efforts for the team's victory.
His personal data may not be as glamorous as before, but the improvement to the team is real.
At the age of 34, he became a substitute, but this year he may gain more respect and love than before.
