It’s hard to find more clumsy than Russell Westbrook at the moment, who has a series of very poor scoring performances. This is all the more evident in his outside shot, which has not existed for a long time. And the problem is, he keeps pushing …
43.8% is the overall success percentage of Russell Westbrook on the current fiscal year. A rather poor record when we know that he still takes more than 16 shots per game … The leader is not really integrated into the game of the Lakers, and often tends to want to force fate. Except that it rarely succeeds, and that rather gives rise to large and very humiliating bricks. Enough to make it into compilations!
Two minutes of Russell Westbrook not hitting the rim ???????????? ( Westbrick )
Trade Westbrook ; Westbrook airball pic.twitter.com/hHcS9I9SmO
— Jordan Nichols (@JordanN1333272) January 6, 2022
No award-winning shot for Westbrook since late December 2021
This was also confirmed during the last match of the Angelinos, during which they lost to the Kings (125-116, summary here). While LeBron James Reduced to keep his own in the game (34 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists), the Brodie once again hit rock bottom. 8 points only for n ° 0, but above all an atrocious marksmanship: 2/14, including a nasty 0/5 following snack attempts and difficult to understand behind the arc.
This is nothing new, RW is not a three-point sniper, but he seems particularly awkward with his outside shot this season. In fact, when we look at his stat sheets, we realize that he has not landed any award-winning shot since December 29, 2021! Two weeks in which he is far away, which does not prevent him from continuing to take his chance. Not enough to help LA …
Suddenly, his poor 28.8% success behind the arc is the symbol of the shipwreck that is becoming his 2021-22 campaign. The Lakers may well have to make a drastic decision, because the old Wizard does not seem ready to change mentality on the parquet. With only 8th place in the West, the Purses and Golds no longer have the right to make mistakes… and he makes a lot of mistakes.
Russell Westbrook needs to change things quickly, in every sense of the word. If the Lakers still want to hope for something this season, it also goes through the point guard. It’s up to him to show that he can finally listen to reason.
