Russell's 28 points led the team to three consecutive victories, and the battle for inspection was sluggish
On February 6, the NBA regular season ended with a key match, the Lakers defeated the Hornets away, won three consecutive victories, and continued to hit the top six in the West that went straight to the playoffs. Russell performed well in this game, although he was rumored to be traded, he still efficiently cut 28 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, leading the team to victory.
Russell in this game showed full offensive firepower in the first quarter, and entered the game quickly, scoring 9 points in the first quarter, and even increased his score to 22 points before the end of the first half, consecutive jumpers and breakaway scores, and the three-point shooting rate was also very high, and the free throw shooting was also stable. In the final quarter, when the opponent was crazy to chase points, Russell assisted Brother Thick Mei to score, which was very crucial, and the Lakers also managed to win.
In recent games, Russell's performance has been very good, except for this game against the Hornets, in the last game without James and thick eyebrows, Russell led the Lakers to defeat the Celtics, who have the league's first record, and scored 16 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists in a single game.
During this period, Russell only had one sluggish performance, that is, the loss to the Hawks who was ridiculed by fans as the "battle of inspection", Russell scored 9 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, but before facing the Hawks, Russell scored 20+ points in 7 consecutive games, and even scored 34 points and 39 points in a single game.
So it can be seen from Russell's performance that he is facing the scandal of the trade, and his performance is very poor, but in the face of other opponents, including the Warriors and Celtics, Russell's performance is quite good. It can also be seen from the side that he does want to stay, although players often don't have much say in trades, but Russell gave an attitude with his performance.
From the point of view of public opinion, Lakers fans have also said that unless they exchange for a player like Murray, the price paid is also very large, and there are problems of running-in and adaptation, it is better to use Russell, who has recently broken out continuously, to continue to impact the NBA championship.