The Thunder have always been famous for their draft vision, and have even produced three MVPs in the past few years, namely the former "Three Young Thunder" Durant, Westbrook and Harden. Among them, Westbrook, as a point guard, is often labeled as "brain-rushing", "poor shot selection", "iron king", "self-inflicted king"... etc. But is this really the case?
Over the years, many of Westbrook's problems still exist, but after leading the team on his own, his all-around skills have become his signature. For three consecutive seasons, his "average of three yuan per game" is the best in history and the present, and he has successively broken the "big three" of his predecessors. O"Oscar Roberson has faced many "obstacles" and has become the spokesperson of the new generation of "Big Three Yuan".
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Surpassing Big O, Westbrook becomes the king of the big three
- Season: 2020-21
- Result: Wizards 124-125 Eagles
- Stats: 28 points, 13 rebounds, 24 assists
Russell Westbrook grabbed a defensive rebound at 8 minutes and 30 seconds of the fourth quarter. This was his 10th rebound of the game, thus completing his 36th triple of the season and accumulating 182 triples in his career. Breaking the record of legendary star "Big O" Robertson (Oscar Robertson), becoming the player with the most triples in league history.
Among them, Westbrook completed 42 triples in the 2016-17 season, breaking the record for the most triples in a single season. He completed 26 times in 2017-18, 34 times in 2018-19, and has accumulated 36 times this year. Second-rate.
Behemoth-level three-dimensional Wei Shao becomes the wizard's savior
- Season: 2020-21
- Result: Wizards 154-141 Pacers
- Stats: 14 points, 21 rebounds, 24 assists
Westbrook dominated the game with rebounds and assists in the Wizards' life-and-death battle, including grabbing 7 rebounds in a single quarter in the second quarter. In the first half, Westbrook had scored 8 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists to help the Wizards lead 82-66 at halftime. lead. Westbrook also broke through Caris LeVert with the ball at 10 minutes and 23 seconds of the third quarter and scored two points to complete the triple.
For the second time in his career, Westbrook achieved 20 rebounds and 20 assists in a single game. This has only happened three times in the entire NBA history, and the other one was by the ancient beast Wilt Chamberlain. This is also Westbrook's 32nd triple this season and the 178th in his career. He is only 3 times behind Oscar Robeertson, the NBA's all-time triple triple king.
Key three-point hit! ! Xihe kills his former teammates
- Season: 2020-21
- Result: Wizards 149-146 Nets
- data: 41 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, FG 16-28
The Wizards, who are the leader of the league and have fallen into a losing streak, face the Nets, who are missing one of their three kings (James Harden is injured due to injury). Although they are 7 points behind in the first three quarters, Westbrook andBradley BealWorking together, the two teamed up to score 37 points in the fourth quarter, which was almost the same as the Nets' total score of 38 points in the fourth quarter. With 12.3 seconds left before the end,NetsStill ahead by 5 points.
But the fun begins now.Beal hit a big three-pointer after halftime., then Joe Harris made a fatal error on the baseline serve, and then Russell Westbrook scored a three-pointer that turned the game around. The Nets missed the last layup, and Beal made two more free throws to seal the victory. In the end, the Wizards staged a miraculous reversal, defeating the Nets 149-146.
The Wizards, who have the lowest record in the league, scored 8 points in just 12.3 seconds and finally won their 4th win of the season, ending their recent 4-game losing streak and ending the Nets' 4-game winning streak.
Healthy Baby or Iron Man? Three extensions in 52 minutes of play
- Season: 2017-18
- Result: Thunder 119-117 Sixers (three extensions)
- data: 27 points, 18 rebounds, 15 assists, 2 steals, FG 10-33
Before Westbrook became what he is now, he had the title of "Iron Man". He played perfect attendance for many consecutive seasons and silently broke many records just by playing games. He was a healthy baby on the Thunder team. The most minutes he played in a single game was in the 3OT game against Philadelphia in 2017, when he played a full 52 minutes.
In this game, the Thunder and Philadelphia were closely tied. At the last moment, Westbrook assisted Robertson to take a two-point lead, which was the key to victory. Wetbrook, Paul George and Melo all scored 20+ points in this game, but Wetbrook only hit 10 goals in 33 shots, with a low shooting rate. Fortunately, he has made great achievements in rebounds and assists. Both statistics are the highest in the team. He used three yuan to prove that even if he cannot score points, he can still help the team get out of the quagmire.
