I don't get it either, but it was nice that those Denver fans appreciated what they witnessed unlike these other bitter bitches. I'm glad some sports writers are putting his triple-double into context. This is something most of us thought we'd never see, and he's doing it on a playoff team in the west.
Westbrook is the man this year. Period. And it's not just the triple-double shit.
One sports writer broke down Westbrook's clutch numbers. Look at this shit.
https://www.fanragsports.com/nba/th...ness-not-triple-doubles-driving-mvp-campaign/
The triple-double record is an all-time stat. But Westbrook’s real case for MVP has been his ability to single-handedly carry OKC to nail-biting wins.
NBA.com defines “clutch” time as five-point games with five minutes remaining. Under those circumstances, Westbrook had 241 points heading into Sunday, which was far-and-away an NBA-best mark. That gap has grown. Isaiah Thomas was a whole 16 field goals (80 to 64) and 18 points behind Russ. No. 3 on the list, Damian Lillard, was 58 points back of No. 0.
Play around with the time-and-score stipulations and the name at the top of the list never changes. Not once. Westbrook ranks No. 1 in all seven time categories (Last 5 minutes, 4, 3, 2, 1, 30 seconds, 10 seconds).
But it’s not just about scoring. ESPN.com’s Royce Young passed along some crunch-time numbers on Thursday night:
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Updated Westbrook clutch-time stats:
-241 points (1st)
-80 FGM (1st)
-18 3s (t-2nd)
-28 assists (4th)
-11 steals (t-2nd)
-147 minutes (25th)
11:27 PM - 5 Apr 2017
The arguments for Westbrook detractors will be simple:
1) If his team was better, they wouldn’t be in so many close games.
Answer: Wrong. Westbrook ranks 26th in clutch minutes at 147. His numbers are not simply a result of excessive opportunity.
2) He just chucks up shots, of course he scores a lot.
Answer: Wrong again. While he does rank first with 181 shot attempts and usage — a whopping 62.0 percent, dwarfing all others but Harden’s 51 — Russ is also No. 1 in assist percentage (58.3 percent) with a 56.4 true shooting percentage.
Both of those numbers are stronger than their regular-season counterparts (57.2 percent and 55.3 percent, respectively). And keep in mind, Westbrook’s assist percentage is on pace to place third all-time behind two of John Stockton’s best seasons.
Even the most ardent Harden/Leonard/James supporter couldn’t knock this number from ESPN Research Specialist Micah Adams, though Fred Katz of the
Norman Transcript provided some context: