On the 4th, Beijing time, Nuggets veteran Westbrook started from the bench in the desperate game and played 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals in only 27 minutes and 21 seconds on the court, helping the team advance to the next round of the NBA playoffs and write the first record in history.
Nuggets veteran Westbrook
NBA writer Tomer Azarly mentioned that Westbrook is the first player in NBA playoff history to start off the bench and score 15-5-5-5 in 30 minutes.
Next up is when the Nuggets face off against the Thunder, and Westbrook will play against his former club where he played for 11 seasons, and he also said about what the Thunder mean to him: "It's home to me, and I've always gotten everybody's love from that. But they also understand why they love me, which is that I'm always competitive at a high level on the pitch, and I do that every night. So what I'm going to do is just go out there and compete and try to win there. ”