In today’s regular game, the Washington Wizards lost to the Houston Rockets 88-107 away. Russell Westbrook played for 28 minutes against the former club. He scored 19 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists on 7 of 17 and made 6 turnovers. The plus or minus was a bad -13.
The Wizards’ record fell to 3 wins and 10 losses, ranking bottom in the Eastern Conference, and the number of games played in Westbrook was only 1 win and 8 losses. In addition, Westbrook’s shooting percentage dropped to only 37% this season, and only 163 points were scored for 163 shots this season. The scores include free throws and three-pointers. The efficiency is quite worrying.
Facing the old club Rockets, Westbrook played 7 minutes in the first quarter today, but only scored 2 points, but passed 4 assists, creating opportunities for teammates.
However, after he rested in the second quarter, the Wizards were overtaken by the Rockets, and he played consecutive fouls at the end of the quarter, but failed to lead the team to reverse the situation. At the beginning of the second half, Westbrook missed consecutive shots and missed jump shots and did not have a consistent time on the court. It should be quite uncomfortable for him to rely on the ball to find rhythm.
After 8 minutes and 18 seconds off the court, Westbrook rested until 1 minute and 51 seconds at the end of the quarter before returning. At 1 minute and 35 seconds, he grabbed the rebound and scored a jumper, but contributed 2 points in this quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he also hit the iron again and missed a free throw. At 9 minutes 41 seconds, he finally broke through, and then soared into the three-pointer to help the wizard draw the score closer. But when his hand seemed to get warmer, he was replaced and rested again.
During the rest period that followed, the wizard fell behind more and more, and he seemed to be in a bad mood, kicking over several bottles of drinks near the bench. When he played again in the second half of the quarter, he came up and had an argument with John Wall, spamming each other, and each of them was called a technical foul.
It was 15 points behind in the last 3 minutes. The Wizards were in such a state that it was difficult to follow. Westbrook also failed to score and was replaced at 1 minute and 13 seconds. The well-known Rockets fan forum also sarcastically said: “It’s really gratifying to see the Rockets finally get Westbrook’s contribution at a critical moment.”
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