By Nico Martinez Russell Westbrook gets showered in praise after terrific game in win over Pelicans. The Los Angeles Lakers gave their fans plenty to worry about on Wednesday night. Against the Pelicans, there were injury scares, defensive lapses, and some moments where this Lakers crew looked the way they did in the first five games of the season. In the end, the Lakers even walked away with the win, putting them at just 2-5 on the season thanks to some late-game heroics from Matt Ryan. Most notably, though, it was the play of Russell Westbrook that sparked hope in the otherwise crushing defe…
