Russell Westbrook Regarding Shot Selection Against the Blazers

Russell Westbrook took an excellent mid-range jump jumper with the intention of giving his squad an extra possession with 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the Lakers leading the Trail Blazers by one point on Sunday.

Regarding Russell Westbrook Shot Selection against the Blazers, LeBron James

He missed the shot though, and Portland’s Damian Lillard later made the game-winning three-pointer, dropping Los Angeles to 0-3 to begin the season.

 Westbrook’s choice appeared to aggravate LeBron James.

LeBron James appear to be upsettng by Westbrook’s selection and he was question about his mindset of going for a two-for-one possessions in such circumstance following the game. But he said that journalists had set him up to be critical of his teammate.

James remarked, “I don’t know, I feel like this is an interview where they’re trying to get me to say anything.” I can tell you guys currently fall under the Russell Westbrook umbrella. Furthermore, James acknowledg that he detest losing in any way and gave the Blazers credit, but it was obvious that he felt compelling to question Westbrook.

James went on to say, “You guys can write about Russ and all the stuff you guys want to try and discuss about Russ. I’m not up here to do that, though. No, I won’t. Like I said before it again and again. That is not who I am; it is not my. James finished with 31 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists while Westbrook finished with 10 points on 4-for-15 shooting in the 106-104 defeat.

LeBron James claimed the Lakers couldn’t shoot, and the season’s poor start has proven him right.

After the Lakers miss 30 of their 40 3-point attempts in their season-opening defeat to the Warriors, LeBron James transformed into Captain Obvious and said the following: “To be absolutely honest, our team isn’t built on shooting well. It’s not like we have a lot of lasers on our team as we sit here.”

Take that as a jab at the front office for assembling such a weak roster, or just as a man stating the obvious. It’s an understatement in any case.

The Lakers have shot 25 for 118 from outside the arc in their first three games of the season (all losses, by the way). That represents a chilly 21.2% clip. That is the second-worst 3-point percentage in history for any team that has attempted at least 100 3-pointers over any three-game timeframe, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

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