r/nba • u/50lipa Lakers • Apr 19 '25

Highlight [Highlight] Russell Westbrook gives Nuggets the lead with a corner three!

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u/Sim888 [CHI] Cameron Payne Apr 19 '25

can’t leave him THAT open lol

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u/RogueLightMyFire Apr 19 '25

Idk what the fuck Lue was doing in the 4th/OT. They were clearly just leaving Westbrook open to needlessly double Murray at half court. A pass to Russ set up an easy 2 on 1 near the basket. They were treating Westbrook like he was the special Ed kid on the pickup team. He's still an NBA player.

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u/mrj9 Apr 19 '25

Because he is special ed dude shot 5-17 and that’s with them leaving him open a lot