Jannah Theme License is not validated, Go to the theme options page to validate the license, You need a single license for each domain name.
Basketball News

Russell Westbrook, player symbol of the Lakers’ first victory

To see the images and the joy in the locker room, you would think that the Lakers won the NBA title! For his first career victory as a coach, Darvin Ham was treated to a shower from his players, as is traditionally done in the NFL or NCAA. It sings, it dances, it’s fun… It’s only a small victory, but we feel that it frees a whole group.

“It’s a good little bath” testifies Anthony Davis. “You can’t ask for more from a coach. We deserve it, he deserves it, and it was good to give him this first victory as a coach. He gave us a speech, and we were there, the type to say to him: ‘OK Coach, we don’t care about your speech’. And we flooded it! »

“I’ve been saying it since day one: the shots will eventually come in. Our attack will match our defense.”

For Darvin Ham, the Lakers needed to prove things to themselves“. “Not to the whole world. Not to the media. We had things to prove to ourselves, and I thought the way we responded was brilliant.” explains Frank Vogel’s successor.

Two symbols in this victory. First, there is the 3-dot address. The Lakers finish with 13 of 30 from 3-point range, or 43%. It’s twice better than the usual address, and in the second period, they even shoot at 50%: 8 out of 16.

“I just think the ball was livelier. The guys walked in, they stared and then found the shooters unmarked, and the guys didn’t hesitate to shoot” Darvin Ham analysis. “I’ve been saying it since day one: the shots will eventually come in. Our offense will match our defense. »

The other symbol of victory against Denver is the performance of Russell Westbrook. Now the sixth man, he brought the hoped-for punch off the bench. He is close to triple-double with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and he was on the floor during the best passages of the team, as evidenced by his +/-: +18.

“He sacrificed his starting position for the good of the team. He thrives in this role.”

“Frankly, I love seeing my teammates flourish” explains Russell Westbrook, in reference to Lonnie Walker IV and Austin Reaves. “My whole career, I’ve enjoyed seeing other people succeed, and it lifts my spirits to see other people play well. Tonight, we saw the guys put their shots, be competitive and that’s all we ask. »

Since Russell Westbrook does not put himself forward, it is Anthony Davis who pays tribute to him.

“That a player of his caliber agrees to come off the bench, it shows that he is really a player ready to do anything for the team to win” concludes the interior. “He sacrificed his starting position for the good of the team. He thrives in this role. That’s all we ask. I told him, ‘Keep doing what you’re doing. Everything you do is amazing.’ In the last two games, he just did what he knows how to do. I’m proud of him. »

Russell Westbrook Percentage Bounces
Season Crew GM Minimum Shots 3 points LF Off Def Early pd party Int bp CT Points
2008-09 OKAY 82 33 39.8 27.1 81.5 2.2 2.7 4.9 5.3 2.3 1.3 3.3 0.2 15.3
2009-10 OKAY 82 34 41.8 22.1 78.0 1.7 3.2 4.9 8.0 2.5 1.3 3.3 0.4 16.1
2010-11 OKAY 82 35 44.2 33.0 84.2 1.5 3.2 4.6 8.2 2.5 1.9 3.9 0.4 21.9
2011-12 OKAY 66 35 45.7 31.6 82.3 1.5 3.1 4.6 5.5 2.2 1.7 3.6 0.3 23.6
2012-13 OKAY 82 35 43.8 32.3 80.0 1.4 3.9 5.2 7.4 2.3 1.8 3.3 0.3 23.2
2013-14 OKAY 46 31 43.7 31.8 82.6 1.2 4.5 5.7 6.9 2.3 1.9 3.9 0.2 21.8
2014-15 OKAY 67 34 42.6 29.9 83.5 1.9 5.4 7.3 8.6 2.8 2.1 4.4 0.2 28.2
2015-16 OKAY 80 34 45.4 29.6 81.2 1.8 6.0 7.8 10.4 2.5 2.0 4.3 0.3 23.5
2016-17 OKAY 81 35 42.5 34.3 84.5 1.7 9.0 10.7 10.4 2.4 1.6 5.4 0.4 31.6
2017-18 OKAY 80 36 44.9 29.8 73.7 1.9 8.2 10.1 10.3 2.5 1.8 4.8 0.3 25.4
2018-19 OKAY 73 36 42.8 29.0 65.6 1.5 9.6 11.1 10.7 3.4 2.0 4.5 0.5 23.0
2019-20 HOO 57 36 47.2 25.8 76.3 1.8 6.2 7.9 7.0 3.5 1.6 4.5 0.4 27.3
2020-21 WAS 65 36 43.9 31.5 65.6 1.7 9.9 11.5 11.7 2.9 1.4 4.8 0.4 22.2
2021-22 ALL 78 34 44.4 29.8 66.7 1.4 6.0 7.4 7.1 3.0 1.0 3.8 0.3 18.5
2022-23 ALL 4 30 30.9 12.5 65.0 0.5 6.5 7.0 4.0 2.3 1.8 2.5 0.3 12.3
Total 1025 35 43.8 30.4 78.3 1.7 5.7 7.4 8.4 2.6 1.7 4.1 0.3 22.8

SEE ALSO:  The day Madison Square Garden turned into an octagon!
Back to top button

Adblock Detected

Please disable your ad blocker to be able to see the content of the page. For an independent site with free content, it is literally a matter of life and death to have ads. Thank you for your understanding!