On the 16th, Beijing time, the Nuggets retreated from the Thunder 119-107 in the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals G6, and the two G7 will return to Oklahoma for a life-and-death battle.
Former MVP guard Westbrook
Westbrook came off the bench today for 17 minutes, scoring eight points on 3-of-8 shooting, along with three rebounds and one hot pot. Westbrook has accumulated 3,029 points in the playoffs in his career, officially surpassing Lakers legend James Worthy to rank 29th on the all-time playoff scoring list.
The 36-year-old Westbrook joined the Nuggets on a two-year, $6.8 million contract this season, the sixth team of his career. Coming to Denver, Wei Shao has also become an important force on the bench, providing the team with unparalleled energy on and off the court, playing 75 games (36 starts) in the regular season, averaging 13.3 points, 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game, shooting 44.9% from the field and 32.2% from three-point range.
Coming to the playoffs, Wei Shao faced the Clippers, who were also his former club, in the first round, and performed well under the opponent's deliberate shots, averaging 13.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in 6 games, with a three-point shooting rate of 41.9%. But when it came to the second-round matchup against the Thunder, his performance declined, averaging 10.5 points per game and shooting only 18.5% from three-point range. Now that G7 will be back to its old place, Wei Shao will fight hard to defeat his most familiar old club and break into the Western Conference Championship.