On March 8, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers lost to the Spurs 110-117 on the road, missing two consecutive wins. In this game, Lakers star LeBron James is absent because of sore knees, although James does not play, but in the face of spurs that are in poor condition this season, many fans are still expecting the Lakers to win at the beginning, especially in the eyes of some fans, when James and Thick Brow are not present, Wei Shao can get more ball rights, can let go of the whip like the previous game against the Hornets, and play the performance of the past Wei Zhentian to lead the Lakers to win.
But the ideal is very plump, the reality is very bone, even if this game does not have James and thick eyebrows, Wei Shao has become the absolute offensive core of the team, he still failed to play a brilliant performance, the whole game, Wei Shao played 35 minutes, 14 shots 5, got 17 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 mistakes, basically there are no highlights to speak of.
After the game, speaking about the game, Westbrook said: "I feel that every time we start to find some momentum, something bad happens. We just had a nice game and then something happened. We have to clear the obstacles in front of us, continue to find our way forward, and move forward hand in hand with each teammate. ”
It can be seen that the current Wei Shao has lost the former state of arrogance in the interview, after playing the Lakers for nearly a season, he has really lost his self-confidence completely, and now, he actually does not know what to do. I believe that no one will think that Westbrook can return to the MVP level of the past. It is worth mentioning that after the game, Wei Shao also said that he and his family received death threats, and from another level, it can also be seen that Wei Shao's performance this season has made some demanding Lakers fans feel very dissatisfied.
Of course, these extreme fans are completely wrong, life is bigger than basketball, and the player's performance on the court, no matter what, should not anger his family, let alone send death threats. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Wei Shao has been a little discouraged, according to the previous news, Wei Shao and the Lakers are interested in breaking up in the summer, for the current Wei Shao, he has no ability to help the Lakers complete the transformation, and leaving Los Angeles, leaving the harsh fans here, may be a good thing for him, as well as for his family.
Returning to this game, it can be clearly seen that when James is not there, the Lakers have completely lost their main backbone, and even have a core that can be played around, Anthony is too old, Andy is not in good shape, so that Vogel can only expect the base salary Munch to become the savior of the team.
In a pre-match interview, Vogel said: "I told Malik Munch he had to score 56 points today. No, I've already told him I'm joking, but I know he'll try to do it. Although Vogel stressed that it is just a joke, but sometimes the joke contains a little expectation and sincerity, it is clear that after James' absence, the Lakers can rely on not many people on the offensive end, and Munch himself understands that he has a heavy responsibility.
In the whole game, Munch played 34 minutes, 8 of 22, 7 of 3-pointers, 17 points, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals, as a low-paid player, Munch's play was actually very good, but he still expressed self-blame, he believed that after James's absence, he failed to take on the task of scoring, he said that he was fully responsible for this, Munch said: "I can't be 1 of 7 outside the three-point line. When LeBron is not there, we need to solve the problem as a team. ”
When a base-paid player is expected to be the savior of the team and says something like that after the game because he only scored 17 points, he knows how bad the Lakers really are now.