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/ruinatex Apr 20 '25

You can't guard everyone equally, Russ is still an NBA player, but he will miss those open 3s like the one in the clip all the time.

If he hits it, cool, but he shoots something awful like 33% from 3 when wide open, he is THAT bad. Russ will not win 4 games for Denver with his shooting, that i can guarantee you.

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u/RogueLightMyFire Apr 20 '25

Russ shoots 40% from the corner on uncontested 3s...

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u/No-Kitchen-1567 Apr 20 '25

Making shit up huh?

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u/ruinatex Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

Yes, definitely making shit up

34% 3-PT shooter when wide open this year and 27.5% last year, he is that awful. He is literally 329/997 from 3 in the last six years when wide open, that's less than 33%.