Villain Russell Westbrook became the hero of the LA Lakers on Friday night as he had one of his best performances since donning the franchise jersey. The former MVP played a big part in LA’s overtime win against Toronto. Despite throwing most points at LeBron James, Westbrook received more praise because the clutch trio was the main reason for the Lakers’ win.
All this season, Westbrook has struggled to score goals from behind the arc, and no one expected the nine-time all-star to pull something like this in a critical situation. That made everything special for Westbrook, as this performance shut many of his critics up, but most fans and analysts still believed that Westbrook’s three-pointer was luck.
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Russell Westbrook criticizes the haters, proving that the clutch against the Raptors wasn’t by chance
Meanwhile, we can say that the next game with the Wizards is a test day for Westbrook, and he proved himself as he tried to score three points while all the audience pressured him to taunt him. The crowd’s reaction was even noticed by the announcers while commenting“The fans almost challenge him.” Despite all this, Russell Westbrook hesitated a few times, but decided to shoot anyway and tried to hit a successful three-pointer.
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Westbrook slammed critics and foes who believed the clutch against the Raptors was just luck with this successful kick. We all know how much potential Mr triple-double has, but the worst season in his career has become the prime target for critics to dig him out.
But we definitely saw some of Westbrook’s looks against the Raptors. He had his first triple-double since December 31. If he develops his consistency, he will no doubt be a key to the Lakers, which is most important to the franchisee, as they are fighting hard for their place in the play-in.
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