NBA 2011-2012
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- CygnusZero40
Here is the only stat you need to see to know why OKC lost last night, and this is all on Westbrook. As a team in the 4th qtr, they had 0 assists. That tells you that they aren't moving the ball. Other guys are not getting involved enough earlier, cant get in a good offensive flow with everyone gaining confidence, then when they get the ball at the end that have no feel for their shot yet. Great PGs create that motion and rhythm and Westbrook is not playing like a normal PG.
Sure that worked fine during the regular season but the problems with how he plays are now rearing their ugly head against a great team that wont allow 1 guy to beat them. So in those situations you need ball movement, entire offense involved more, which is started by the PG. You cant have the PG taking 32 shots while everyone goes ice cold and expect to beat a team like the Heat.
They need Durant to be the primary scorer, putting up 40 points, not Westbrook. They need 15 out of Westbrook. That's it, get other guys the ball, get them going and scoring, feeling their shots. They need him to distribute and pick and choose his moments. Instead he goes in transition and pulls up the jumper or drives to the hole, while everyone else is standing around. Just not going to work.
All those points he scored are deceptive. They were at the cost of getting others involved. Miami had no problems with letting Westbrook score. You could tell because they never once doubled him. What Miami didnt want was Durant and Harden getting into a flow, and Westbrook played right into their hands.