Thats what he gets for ball hogging. Ibaka was wide open due to his man doubling Westbrook and then Westbrook decides to play hero ball.
Westbrook putting up mad stats but is it conducive to winning basketball? Not sure. They went into OT against the 76's...........
He is doing unreal things and putting up legendary numbers right now but that doesn’t necessarily equate to winning and being an MVP. This dude has a net rating of -8 tonight, took 32 shots. He also got trapped and stepped out of bounds and iso’d and shot a contested airball in the last minutes of the game. Also on top of that, the man he is supposed to be guarding E’Twaun Moore who never plays went off for 9/10 FG and the game winning three
Now. Westbrook could hoist up 33 shots per game, put up 40 point games one after another, rebound and assist like magic Johnson but without winning it means nothing. The Memphis loss shouldn't go against Harden. That's bull**** but if Westbrook does everything but just barely holds on to the 8th seed he should not be considered MVP. Also, Westbrook is leading the league in PPG but Harden has still scored more points due to Westbrook being out for a considerable amount of games. Has anyone ever won the scoring title without..you know... scoring the most points in a season?
Westbrook with another night of gaudy numbers and another loss to go along with it. OKC is barely holding on the 8th spot right now. Westbrook is still nowhere near Durant or Harden when it comes to elevating the team his is on.
Usage Pct 1. Russell Westbrook ▪ OKC 38.1 2. Kobe Bryant ▪ LAL 34.8 3. Dwyane Wade ▪ MIA 34.2 4. DeMarcus Cousins ▪ SAC 33.9 5. LeBron James ▪ CLE 33.4 6. Carmelo Anthony ▪ NYK 32.2 7. Derrick Rose ▪ CHI 31.3 8. James Harden ▪ HOU 30.9 9. LaMarcus Aldridge ▪ POR 30.2 10. Blake Griffin ▪ LAC 29.0 11. Stephen Curry ▪ GSW 28.9 12. Chris Bosh ▪ MIA 28.7 13. DeMar DeRozan ▪ TOR 28.2 14. Monta Ellis ▪ DAL 28.1 15. Jamal Crawford ▪ LAC 28.0 16. Gerald Green ▪ PHO 27.6 17. Anthony Davis ▪ NOP 27.5 18. Klay Thompson ▪ GSW 27.4 19. Brook Lopez ▪ BRK 27.1 20. Isaiah Thomas ▪ TOT 26.9
Actually Harden take about 17 shot a game or less...so he go into WB's meOnlyMode, he should score 54 pt