Updated
30/03/2021
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EIt is true that sometimes he is desperate, that he plays for himself, that he is not a leader in which to put a champion team. Whatever. But yes Russell Westbrook did not exist, it would have to be invented. It is necessary and it has kicked history down. Well, triple-doubles, some, like the one he achieved in the victory of the Wizards vs. Pacers, 132-124, monstrous.
No one before in the NBA had ever hit a triple-double with at least 35 points and 20 assists. Westbrook gave his best version of a complete player with 35 + 21 + 14, which means that at least 77 Washington points came out of his hands in a game that, despite his many haters, would have to study in universities for his almost inhuman ability to do anything.
–On one memorable night, Westbrook not only signed something just within his grasp, reached 16 triple-doubles, in just 38 games with the Wizards, leader of the season and also record of his franchise surpassing 15 in a year for Darrell Walker. And he’s the only player of all time with four triple-doubles reaching at least 20 points and 20 assists.
Today it is not necessary to analyze if his game destroys him rather than uniting a team, if he could lead a winning project, if he is among the best ever … No, today is a day to bow down to him as history has done. It’s Russell Westbrook Day: How Can You Not Love Him!
–Another monster with more ‘haters’ than followers is James Harden. On the turn of Kyrie Irving, ‘La Barba’ returned to take the spotlight with another triple-double, 38 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, to overcome the unexpected difficulties of Minnesota, 112-107. Without going into whether Harden is the best offensive player the NBA has given, as Charles Barkley says, the truth is that what he produces on the track makes it worth going to war with him. At least give it a try.
A sample of how much Harden gives on the court is this photo, with the five Wolves defenders watching his every move. The image reveals what conditions having a talent hurricane like him on the court.
–It makes very easy what is almost impossible for others. Winning a niche at Olympus for him depends on whether or not the Nets win the ring this year.
–The picorcito of the NBA has returned and there is more joy in the atmosphere. Stephen Curry is back and the NBA appreciates it. Well, the ones who really appreciate it are the Warriors, who with him again as leader beat the Chicago Bulls, 116-102. Curry scored 32 points in 30 minutes with plays that show he is back at the same level as when he was injured. Golden State had four losses in a row, a streak that has been cut as soon as Don Stephen has dressed short. More fuel to the stake that is the debate on the MVP …
–The best version of the season of Jonas Valančiūnas coincided with the victory of the Grizzlies Over the Rockets, 110-120. Memphis managed to avoid, thanks to the Lithuanian, the public derision that it is to lose today with the Texan team, one of the worst in the entire League. Valanciunas reached 30 points, personal best this year, but it was three minutes at the end in which he achieved eight points almost in a row that ended up deciding the victory for the Grizzlies.
–If in this play, the one who stars in it is wearing red, with a Bulls jersey and is from the 90s, it could belong to the immense sample of Michael Jordan’s impossible basket. But no, it turns out that the one who does something reserved for a privileged few is Ja Morant that little by little he is making a name among the greats of the NBA. The Grizzlies player’s movement is almost hypnotic. A marvel.
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