Reversal of the Warriors! Kuming scored 24+9 from the air, and Westbrook scored 23+16+10. He successfully transformed into a power forward.

The Kings defeated the Warriors 121-116 and started the season with 3 wins and 5 losses. In fact, it is in line with everyone's expectations. The Kings have failed in rebuilding in recent years, compared to their good friends the Rockets. They got Shen Jing and Amen Smith and instantly rose to prominence, and now they have Durant to directly compete for the championship. The Kings have not been doing well in drafting in recent years. Fox was traded away and Bagley was a parallel import. Then the introduction of LaVine and DeRozan did not make a qualitative difference. Recently, a dead horse has become a living horse doctor, and he quickly got Westbrook at the beginning.

The Warriors are not playing in the three-core game today, and Curry and Butler are absent. Facing the remnant warriors, it is hard to say that the king can win. But having Westbrook at least gives you an extra guarantee and lottery attribute. We have said before that Westbrook is an artifact that is rarely used in high-end games and maintains the lower limit in low-end games. What's the meaning? It's just that Westbrook will be a bit of a drag on teams competing for the championship. From time to time, he will make fatal mistakes and poor shots, which will cause strong teams to lose. But if it is based on maintaining the playoffs, Westbrook has this ability.

If you just want to play in the playoffs, then there is a high probability that you can make it around Westbrook. Therefore, Westbrook joining the Kings is a very wise decision. The Kings need Westbrook's ability to enter the playoffs, and Westbrook also needs a team that allows him to do whatever he wants, so that he can keep the lower limit of the playoffs. This is a two-way street. Today is the familiar triple-double of Westbrook. He started for 35 minutes and made 9 of 13 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 23 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal. The Warriors gave Westbrook a wide open space, and he hit all of them in response to Cole. His confidence was overwhelming. Westbrook's shooting is self-confidence.

And the Kings also made a bold attempt to put Westbrook in the power forward position. What the Kings put out was Eubanks at center, Westbrook at power forward, DeRozan on the wing, and Schroeder and Crawford in the backcourt. We can understand the king's thinking. Westbrook is no longer able to rush and kill due to his age. But Westbrook is fighting for rebounds and has something to offer in one-on-one defense. Allowing Westbrook to play the 4th position is a way to take advantage of his strengths and cover up his shortcomings, just like LeBron's effect in the Nuggets.

Today's game speaks for itself. The Warriors were quite strong at the beginning, and the rest of the team had a bonus. They led the Kings 32-25 in the first quarter. But at the beginning of the second quarter, Westbrook stood up. He led the bench to charge, and he was able to respond to the Warriors' open three-pointers. The Kings continued to chase points. Then Westbrook connected the team, and it was really a calm game. DeRozan and Schroeder fired again, and the Kings caught up to 5 points at halftime. In the second half, the king took the lead, while the warriors were Kuminga. Richard and Moody responded with three muskets, and the two sides reached a deadlock.

At this time, Westbrook became the icebreaker. He took the ball and took a long step to score a layup, and then provided consecutive assists. The entire Kings teamed up, both inside and outside. Soon the Kings widened the gap. But Westbrook didn't stop yet. He grabbed rebounds and provided assists. Schroeder even hit three unreasonable three-pointers. The Kings directly killed the game. Westbrook controls the ball, Schroeder and DeRozan finish, and Eubanks eats the cake. The poor version of one star and four shots is quite happy. For the Kings, Westbrook scored 25 points, DeRozan scored 21 points, Schroeder had 18 points, and Eubanks had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

For the Warriors, Richard scored 30 points, Moody scored 28 points, Kuming added 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Pojie had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, Hield had 9 points, and Horford had 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. In 8 games this season, Westbrook averaged 15 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game, shooting 46.8% from the field, 43.2% from three-point range, and averaging 2 hits per game. In the starting game, Westbrook averaged 19.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game. The field goal percentage was 52.7%, the three-point shooting percentage was 50.0%, the free throw percentage was 88.9%, and the true shooting percentage was 65.3%. In other words, when Westbrook served as a power forward, he actually produced star-level data. With Westbrook's size and athletic ability, if he focuses on defense, rebounding and finishing, he actually has hope of transforming into the league's top power forward. To put it bluntly, Amen Thompson is the taller version of the young Westbrook.