The god of grudges? The attack became a cancer. It’s not his fault for 2 million. The Clippers died unjustly!

On May 12, the NBA playoffs rekindled, and the Nuggets met with the Thunder in a narrow road. In the end, the Nuggets lost with a score of 87-92. The big score between the two sides tied 2-2. The game situation became increasingly stalemate, and the subsequent direction was full of unknowns.

Westbrook's performance was a mess in this focus battle. On the offensive end, his condition fell to the bottom. He played for 26 minutes, made only 2 goals in 12 shots in the game, and made 2 of 9 shots outside the three-point line, only 6 points. He passed by those large open opportunities that should have been easily seized, and his offensive efficiency was astonishing.

However, Westbrook's performance on the defensive end is completely different. He was like an indefatigable beast, full of passion and fighting spirit. On the court, he runs tirelessly and fights. He can always use his extremely high energy and execution to force the opponent into the dilemma of scoring for the ball, becoming one of the few highlights on the Nuggets' defensive end. However, in the fourth quarter of the game, he had no choice but to be sent off because he received his sixth foul.

It is worth mentioning that Westbrook has left his own footprints in both the Thunder and the Clippers, and has a deeper relationship with the Thunder. Looking back at the last round of the game against the Clippers, Westbrook seemed to possess the God of War, and showed extremely high standards on both ends of the offense and defense. The average data averaged 13.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in the first round, with a shooting percentage of 43.3%, and a three-point shooting percentage of up to 41.9%. It can be said that it was his outstanding performance on the field that made great contributions to the Nuggets' victory over the Clippers. But this time facing the Thunder, his three-point shooting percentage dropped sharply to 22.7%, and his performance was completely different. The reason may be that he is more familiar with the ball-holding and shooting habits of old teammates such as Harden and KD, and can always grasp their weaknesses to defend. This is also one of the reasons why he can perform well when facing old friends and old teammates. However, he is not familiar with the current Thunder team and has never fought side by side with the current Thunder players. He is prone to foul trouble when defending, which affects his overall performance in the game.

Clippers reporter Farbod Esnaashari updated the social media after the game and pointed out incisively: "Westbrook is no longer crazy. He hits 41.9% in three-point shooting against the Clippers and 22.7% in three-point shooting against the Thunder."

, and Nuggets reporter Ryan Blackburn gave another comment on Westbrook's performance. He wrote on Twitter: "In this case, Russ can still show that level of defensive momentum to force the opponent to compete for the ball, which is great. Denver's overall defensive performance throughout the game was a bit highlight. Even though Westbrook's shooting feel was not good on the offensive end, he never relaxed on the defensive end. In this game, he showed extremely high energy, hard work and execution." From a salary perspective, Westbrook's salary this season is only 2 million, and in terms of his current performance, it has exceeded the expectations corresponding to this salary. Excessive dependence on Westbrook will inevitably bring backlash. As for this game, the biggest problem with the Nuggets' poor performance is actually Jokic. In this round of the series, Jokic's performance was inefficient, with 23 turnovers so far and only 21 assists. In his last three games, he made 21 of 63 shots, with a shooting percentage of only 33.3%. It is not difficult to see from his performance on the court that he is in deep depression, which undoubtedly casts a shadow on the Nuggets' subsequent games.