Dating back to Game 6 of their playoff series last season, every game has been electric as hell.
There’s so much to get to you almost don’t even know where to begin.
First, let’s shout out all the Wolves who were incredible down the stretch of this game.
As I write this blog I’m still not even sure I’ve fully processed what happened.
For starters, Anthony Edwards has to learn how to handle a double team.
It’s well beyond time he figured that out.
Considering he’s going to be seeing A LOT of it in the playoffs, that’s pretty important.
He does not look comfortable getting doubled, and until he figures that out it will hold him back.
Little did we know what was about to happen next.
I would like someone, anyone, to explain to me what Russell Westbrook could have possibly been thinking.
Let’s just say he makes the layup and the Nuggets go up 141-138.
You’re only now up 3 with plenty of time, and the Wolves can advance the ball!
The whole goal in that spot is to eat clock.
The clock is your friend!
Force the Wolves to foul you with way less time left on the clock.
I’m also looking at Christian Braun here too.
You could have pulled the ball back out during that break.
Instead, he enabled Westbrook.
He’s not as guilty, but there’s some blame there too.
OK fine, you bricked the layup.
All is fine if you just get the stop.
So what do we see?
We see Westbrook foul a 3 point shooter at the buzzer.
Another braindead decision that you simply cannot make in that spot.
You have to contest without fouling there.
Don’t even let it be possible for something like this to happen and live with the results.
Instead, Westbrook fouled to bail out the miss, and that was the game.
It wasted a Nikola Jokic masterclass.
One of the best individual performances in NBA history all for nothing.
That is fucking insane.
That is arguably one of the most painful “Despite the loss” nights you’ll ever see.
That also stung).
