Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988 in Long Beach, California) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract at the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. Previously, he was over 10 years for the Oklahoma City Thunder and became several times NBA All-Star several times and in 2017 valuable player of the League (MVP). In the seasons 2014/15 and 2016/17 he introduced the league in addition to scored points. Westbrook is also known for frequent triple doubles in addition to its spectacular playing way. In the 2016/17 season, he managed to achieve a triple double as a second player to Oscar Robertson (1962) on average over the entire season. He repeated this achievement twice in the following years, which has so far the only player who succeeded several times. In addition to most Triple Doubles within a season, he was also the only player in addition to Wilt Chamberlain that a doubt triple-double was achieved in which all values 20 exceeded - on April 2, 2019 he reached in the game against the Los Angeles Lakers 20 points, 20 rebounds and 21 assists. Westbrook also keeps the record for most triple doubles in a season (42).
Bitter evening for the Los Angeles Lakers! Without Lebron James, the traditional franchises in Oklahoma City has collected a 123: 115 border. The Thunder celebrations after a historic comeback the first season win, Los Angeles must take a blaming after a mad finish.
Oklahoma City Thunder (1-4) - Los Angeles Lakers (2-3) 123: 115 (Boxscore)
Russell Westbrook received a frenetic reception on his return to ancient factory facility, but his finish was particularly bitter: a few seconds before the end he was referenced by the reference of the field, while on the ranks in OKC party mood broke out.
The fans got a historic evening offered on the paper s weakest team of Western Conferce introduced the record for the largest comeback of franchise history. In the second quarter, the guests from Hollywood looked out with a 26-point lead in the back as the safe winner before the Thunder stormed down. According to espn Stats & Info this is at the same time the highest given leadership of the Lakers over the past 25 years.
That s a game we definitely have to win, said Anthony Davis. There should be no doubt about it. But we learn from it and look forward. On the other hand, the Thunder prevailed good mood. We knew it would happen at some point, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said over the first win. This group wants to gain and win.
Russell Westbrook About Expiration: The game was decided
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led his team with 27 points (5/11 threesome, 9 rebounds and 5 assists), but the entire starting Five delivered off. Rookie Josh Giddey marked 18 meters and 10 templates, Darius Bazley (20), Lu there (17) and Derrick Favors (15) also came to a double-digit dot yield, just like Isaiah Roby (13) from the bank.
At the Lakers, who had to renounce Lebron James (ankle), Anthony Davis was still best scorer with 30 points. In the fourth quarter, however, from him, however, was not much to be seen from most of his teammates, also Carmelo Anthony (13, 1/8 threesome) did not caught a good day.
Westbrook put the first Triple Double in Purple and Gold (20 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists at 8/20 FG), but also made 10 ball losses. His outward throw came 1.5 seconds before the end, because he had been complaining about a Dunk in the last second of Bazley, who had run down after a Steal as well as the watch.
We are Oldschool here, said Westbrook about the Bazley action. In basketball, there are some things that just do not make. Some things just do not have athletic. The game was already decided and I did not like it so easily.
Los Angeles Lakers: Dominant Start, Blamabler burglary
Actually, the Lakers had everything under control from the beginning. It fell the threesome of the role players and even Westbrook met from the distance. AD, which was listed as questionable before the game due to knee problems, dominated the first quarter of 12 meters and the Lakers decided this section with 41:19 for themselves.
In the second pass, the lead grew up to 26 meters, at half-time L.a. with 72:56 in front, the game seemed really decided. But the young Thunder had other plans. Shai drove the comeback of the home owners with 17 meters in the third quarter, OKC sinked 8 triples in this passage, 4 of them came from the hands of Gilgeous-Alexander.
His last, a crazy threesome out of necessity with the buzzer despite good defense from Westbrook, the Thunder even brought the lead again (97:95). In the final section, this trend continued. OKC started a 11: 3 run and took control, the LAKERS offense lacked structure and throwing happiness (5 turnover, 32 percent from the field in the last passage).
Los Angeles Lakers lose chance for compensation
However, the Lakers remained nearly three minutes before the end with the first and only melo-threesome of the evening in stroke distance (-4) and benefited as a result of several controversial foul calls and offensive rebounds. Los Angeles was back to 1 counter, before OKC replied with a strong Giddey / Favors-Pick n Roll - 3-point leadership for the Thunder 30 seconds before the end.
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In the next Lakers attack, the Defense Westbrook was wide open at the triple line, which put his pull-up on the ring. But now it became wild: The Thunder did not come out of one s half, the REFS whistled an 8-second violation. Malik Monk got the ball served and threw an Airball, OKC made a mistake of the inbounds-play, Melo got the ball at the triple line - and again Airball! Ultimately, OKC provided from the frewurflinia and with Bazley s final dunk for the end result and the first victory after four defeats previously.
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