Oklahoma City Thunder: Overlooking Russell Westbrook
NBA Finals Game 3 At Miami FIRST QUARTER Heat 26, Thunder 20 Around the 10:20 first quarter mark Oklahoma City goes up 4-2 for first lead since Game 1. Timeout called at 7:13 as Heat goes up 10-4. Thunder ties it at 12 at about 4:30 mark Timeout at 3:05 first quarter mark, 16-14 Heat. In Game 1 Heat led 29-22 after first quarter, in Game 2 Heat led 27-15 after first quarter, and tonight Heat lead 26-20 after first quarter. So, this is the Thunder’s smallest deficit after first quarter in the three games of the 2012 NBA Finals. Reminder in Game 1, Thunder and Heat both scored 25 in the second quarter and in Game 2, both scored 28 in the second quarter. Then the Thunder outscored the Heat in the third and fourth quarters of each of the opening two games.
NBA Finals Game 3 At Miami FIRST QUARTER Heat 26, Thunder 20 Around the 10:20 first quarter mark Oklahoma City goes up 4-2 for first lead since Game 1. Timeout called at 7:13 as Heat goes up 10-4. Thunder ties it at 12 at about 4:30 mark Timeout at 3:05 first quarter mark, 16-14 Heat. In Game 1 Heat led 29-22 after first quarter, in Game 2 Heat led 27-15 after first quarter, and tonight Heat lead 26-20 after first quarter. So, this is the Thunder’s smallest deficit after first quarter in the three games of the 2012 NBA Finals. Reminder in Game 1, Thunder and Heat both scored 25 in the second quarter and in Game 2, both scored 28 in the second quarter. Then the Thunder outscored the Heat in the third and fourth quarters of each of the opening two games.
Russell Westbrook, file
We’ve often talked about the fuel that drives Russell Westbrook, who seems to play basketball not with a chip, but a boulder, on his shoulder. The idea that he’s long been overlooked and underappreciated. It’s not imaginary fuel, not made up. Russell Westbrook really was disrespected much of his career.
A visit with TCU basketball coach Trent Johnson on Monday brought another Westbrook story. Johnson coached four seasons at Stanford, 2004-08, during which Westbrook was coming out of high school and eventually signed with UCLA, with the last scholarship from the Bruins, who did not heavily recruit him.
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