NBA: Trading Westbrook at the beginning shocked Lao Zhan

Hearing the shouts of the fans of the home team, Westbrook's gaze became even sharper.

He made a gesture to signal the other Lakers players to pull away.

The other players on the Lakers also knew that Westbrook had to respond at this time, so they pulled away quickly.

The Lakers players who expanded outward were all three-point threats, so those who defended them were forced to move one step inside the three-point line.

The middle of the free throw line completely turned into an open space, only Westbrook and Ingram were confronting each other.

This round has completely turned into a single challenge for Westbrook and Ingram!

The Lakers fans who saw this scene stood up one after another, making loud noises to cheer for Westbrook.

"Oh oh oh, it seems that everyone's emotions have been mobilized! Okay, let's see how Westbrook will fight!"

Barkley and O'Neal also became excited, watching the field with breathless concentration.

Westbrook on the field slowly dribbled the ball, staring intently at Ingram's eyes.

"Boy, you shouldn't provoke me, you will lose face!"

Ingram smiled disdainfully: "Come on, let's talk trash first!"

Westbrook snorted coldly, and slowly approached Ingram with the dribble.

Ingram resolutely implements the principle of letting Westbrook shoot, and sticks to the three-point line.

Westbrook has reached the three-point line, keeping a step away from Ingram.

Suddenly, Westbrook kicked back and started to rush towards Ingram's right.

Ingram quickly changed his defensive steps, Westbrook seized this opportunity, pushed the ball to the left in disguise, and accelerated with all his strength.

Ingram turned his hips and wanted to continue defending Westbrook, but Westbrook was so fast that he had surpassed Ingram by half a body.

Westbrook's legs were strong, and he took the initiative to find a physical confrontation with Ingram. Ingram was hit by Westbrook and took a step back. Westbrook took the opportunity to hit a layup.

Seeing Westbrook's tough layup in response to Ingram, the fans on the court cheered and celebrated.

Westbrook retreated and made a classic "baby shake" celebration. The arrogant celebration made the cheers of the fans even more deafening!
"Wow, this is Westbrook, I love his tough layup!"

"I have to say, this is a very strong response! Westbrook did a good job!"

O'Neal and Barkley also nodded repeatedly, expressing their affirmation of Westbrook's offensive round.

Lin Fei, who was watching the game in the box, also secretly praised him. I have to say that Westbrook's ability to hit the basket is still good!

Back in the game, the Pelicans sent the baseline ball again, and Abvarado went to the frontcourt to hand the ball to Ingram.

The Pelicans players started running tactics, and Varan gave Ingram a pick-and-roll, causing the Lakers to switch defenses, and Varan faced Westbrook.

Varan immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to play big and small, and quickly used the lower plate to jam Westbrook for the ball.

Ingram understood and quickly passed the ball to Varan.

Varan hit Westbrook with the back of the ball, took two steps inside and then turned around to hook.

At this moment, James came out from the flank to help defend, and Varan quickly threw the ball to Trey Murphy, who was open outside the three-point line.

Trey Murphy's three-point shooting rate this season is close to 40%, and the outside line is extremely threatening. Obviously, the thick eyebrow brother also realized this, and hurriedly went to the flank from the top of the arc to defend Trey Murphy.

Facing the tall and long-armed brother with thick eyebrows, Trey Murphy did not dare to make a shot, and passed back to Ingram at the top of the arc.

Ingram received the ball steadily, and Westbrook was making defense at the top of the arc at this time!

When he saw that Westbrook was 2 steps away from him, Ingram was decisive and shot a three-pointer, but the ball still missed and was rebounded by James.

"Fast attack! Fast attack!"

Seeing James grabbing the rebound, Westbrook hurriedly yelled and rushed forward.

Ingram heard Westbrook's words and quickly followed Westbrook.

James heard Westbrook's words, raised his hand and made a long pass, and the ball landed firmly in front of Westbrook.

Westbrook looked at Ingram, who was still behind, without hesitation, picked up the ball and jumped directly to dunk.

But the ball was still in a hurry, and the jumping distance was a bit far. The basketball hit the front iron of the basket and flew out. Ingram who came from behind picked up the rebound.

Ingram took the ball and rushed forward immediately. Westbrook hadn't returned to defense yet. Now the Pelicans are playing more and less in the frontcourt!
Ingram resolutely broke through, attracting the defense and passing to Abvarado on the outside.

Abouvarado was completely emptied at this time, raised his hand and made a steady three-pointer!
Pelicans 8:2 Lakers!
He failed to make a dunk and was counterattacked by others. At this time, the momentum fell to the Pelicans again.

Seeing this, Westbrook became a little anxious. After receiving the bottom line ball, he strode forward and rushed forward, wanting to use his physical fitness to cause damage again.

Westbrook, who rushed into the inside line again, was double-teamed. At this time, Westbrook was already on top, and James, who wanted the ball from the outside line, insisted on continuing to cause damage.

After a feint, Westbrook turned around and made a layup!
boom!
Valan jumped high, covering the sky and covering the sun, and blocked Westbrook's layup.

The Lakers fans had no voice at this time, only the voice of Varange on the basketball rang through the Lakers' home court for a long time.

The basketball flew to the three-point line and was taken by Ingram. Ingram took the ball and quickly pushed it to the frontcourt. He pulled it up and threw it one step away from the three-point line. The basketball crossed a high arc and fell into the net. .

Pelicans 11: 2 Lakers!
At this time, the Pelicans bench was crazy. The players stood up and waved towels, wantonly celebrating Ingram's wonderful performance.

At this time, the Pelicans had already gained momentum, and Vogel frowned, and quickly called a timeout.

The Lakers players walked to the bench in disgrace. James, who was sitting on the seat, looked at Westbrook helplessly and sighed softly.

Looking at Westbrook's performance on the field, Lin Fei couldn't help shaking his head.

This is Westbrook now, except for the shooting problem, he is easy to get on top!The response at the beginning was very beautiful, but the offensive choices in the last rounds were very problematic. It was completely the performance of the top!
This kind of awareness on the court cannot be forcibly changed. It is determined by the player's personality and behavior style, and Westbrook is relatively easy to get on top most of his career!
In the early stage of his career, Westbrook had a strong physical support. Even if he was on the top, he could still have a good offensive performance when he hit the inside line, but now, Westbrook's physical fitness is not as good as before.
This is also one of the reasons why Lin Fei chose to trade Westbrook.

Not only Lin Fei, but Vogel, who is the head coach of the Lakers, also knows that Westbrook is on top at this time.

This timeout is called to put Westbrook on the bench!
Vogel looked at the players sitting on the bench, then pointed to Anthony and said, "Hey, Anthony, you replace Westbrook!"

After that, Vogel looked at Howard, who was sitting at the end of the bench, with some hesitation in his heart.

After a while, Vogel gritted his teeth and called Howard over.

"Monk, you come down too, Howard, you come up to the center!"

Originally, considering the reason for the quarrel with Howard before the thick eyebrows, he didn't want Howard to play, but Lin Feirang had to win the game before, and with the thick eyebrows top center, the probability of injury was too high, so Vogel still sent Howard.

After that, Vogel called the five people who were going to play to gather in a circle.

"Thick eyebrow, you play power forward, James, you come to hold the ball!"

"Everyone, next we will try to slow down the pace of the game and fight with them!"

After Vogel adjusted the lineup, he began to pick up the tactical board and talk about the tactical play in detail.

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The timeout is over and the players are back on the court!
Vogel looked at the five Lakers players on the field and took a breath. This lineup is the most efficient lineup among the countless lineups that Vogel tried at the beginning of the season. Vogel still has a lot of experience with this lineup. Confidence!

"Oh, it seems that Coach Vogel has set up a big lineup, but the Pelicans lineup has not changed, and the little point guard Abvarado is still on the court!"

Barkley looked at the few people on the field and quickly analyzed the situation.

O'Neal nodded aside: "I have to say that Vogel's move hit the pain of the Pelicans. Abvarado's size is difficult to match any player on the Lakers!"

"Oh, O'Neal, you can't say that, the petite Abu Varado can also use his speed to build some advantages on the offensive end!"

"Okay Barkley, I admit that you are right, let's see which team can take better advantage of it!"