[Highlight] Westbrook FOULS AT THE BUZZER. Nuggets Lose
I absolutely love Russell Westbrook
But that is one of the worst end game sequences I’ve ever seen
A missed open layup on one end and a foul on a three as time expires on the other
He also didn’t need to score
Literally could have stopped, burned the clock, got fouled and tried his luck at the free throw line.
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They would have fouled him immediately though. Knowing that he tends to choke.
He choked anyways
He choked the layup and said, “You think I’m done choking?”
He used to be an 85% free throw shooter in his prime, how did he regress so much as he got older lol
He used to walk all the way back to halfway between shots, his % tanked the season they made a rule you can’t do that anymore. no joke
He could have created another routine. That excuse was good for like the first two years after the rule change, if even. It’s been a long time since so the best assumption is he’s washed.
What if he’s just been neurodivergent the whole time though
Braun shouldn’t have passed him the ball lol
The Kyrie game 7 special, 24 seconds left 20 seconds shot clock, up 3, go for a 1v3 layup with no teammates even in the half court. Luckily for Kyrie Iggy defected his shot (or he just lost the ball) and he got his own rebound and Cavs called a timeout, or else imagine the backlash he’d get for his entire career.
He’s been a stat padder all his NBA life. He couldn’t resist the urge.
It’s the worst.
Felt worse in the arena
At least you can have the confidence of knowing you will more than likely never see a worse ending to a Nuggets game in person in your life.
I’m a Spurs fan. I was at the 0.4 game and the equally worse but much less remembered Manu fouls Dirk game. Trust me brother. Regular season double OT absolute heartbreaker. No doubt. But it can be worse. Much, MUCH worse.
But the 0.4 wasn’t off a Spurs member doing some dumb shit. In fact, it was Timmy doing some godlike shit just prior to that heartbreaker.
The pain does hit worse just cause it’s the playoffs though
Isn’t Westbrook still gonna be on the team
Same.
They Not Like Russ (derogatory)
When all he had to do was slow up the fast break and run the clock out. Dude is an all time bonehead. Always has been.
I absolutely don’t love Russell Westbrook
And that is one of the worst end game sequences I’ve ever seen
I absolutely hate Russell Westbrook
And I wholeheartedly agree. And I am unfortunately not remotely surprised.
Welcome, Nuggets fans. Enjoy the playoffs.
blown layup to 0.1 second foul on the 3 point shot is nasty work by westbrook
Edit: Harlan is the GOAT announcer
Have we ever seen a worse two play sequence from a player wow
lol MITwestbrook in shambles.
Nah, to him Westbrook was the only thing that kept Jok and the Nuggets in this game.
Her**
WHAT
9⁄11 for MITWestbrook
Sir a second boneheaded play has hit the Westbrook
Actually 4⁄11 in this case
Been downgraded to DeVrywestbrook.
“Westbrook was clearly celebrating April Fools. If you compare his +/- in the 3rd quarter from 6:48 to 5:43 he actually outplayed everyone.” -MITwestbrook
Midwestbrook*
Saw LeBron choke last week against the Bulls and said I could do you one better.
Edit: I’m saying Westbrook choking here is worse than LeBron as if choking is a competition Westbrook wants to win by being better. Some of you need to have better reading comprehension.
This one is worse because if he doesn’t foul they win the game literally right there at least it took giddey’s half court shot for them to lose
this one is 100,000x worse. the lakers lost on a half court shot, that guy is delusional it’s not even in the same stratosphere
I agree this is worse, but if LeBron doesn’t turn the ball over on the inbound that game is also over
I think this one is worse. Double OT with Jokic playing 52 minutes plus they might match up with the Wolves in the playoffs with three teams having 44-32 records
The geriatrics truly showing their memory loss this season
Not worse but last season Drummond hi-jacked Torrey Craig’s dunk attempt, it missed and then he twisted his ankle and got wheeled out on a wheelchair the very next defensive possession.
Craig was equally shaqtin’ imo, no reason for him to self-lob off the backboard. I get why Drummond thought that was for him.
That was absolutely hilarious.
I thought LeBron sequence versus the bulls was bad, but this is 10x that
Wolves put up some of THE worst last second possessions back to back to back I’ve ever seen, but Russell came to save the day
Wolves put up some of THE worst last second possessions back to back to back I’ve ever seen
Brother you must not watch much Wolves basketball because that’s our absolute specialty
Dude you haven’t watched the wolves much during finch’s time. That’s literally par for the course. It’s embarrassing
Outside of Randall draining a 3 early this year against the Suns* I can’t think of a time we’ve had a successful possession in those situations
*edit: not sure why I thought knicks. That first game was the game KAT came back and had like 20 and 20 by halftime and our guys looked less interested in their jobs than the Twins do this season - which is almost impossible
If you don’t like ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ (horrible late-game offense), you don’t like Timberwolves basketball!
It’s so bad I actively root for them to dribble out the clock at the end of quarters because they’re just as likely to turn it over and give up a basket as they are to score with <5 seconds left.
Missed layup was way worse. Dude has been used to flying in the air and slamming that shit and has no idea how to use the backboard on a layup.
I know players will say you don’t lose the game on one play but Westbrook missed a FT, smoked a layup and then fouled a 3 point shooter. Stay off social media brodie cause it’s going to be hell lol
It’s more the fact that he took the layup instead of holding the ball to run the clock out or get fouled
Yup 0 bball iq play to go for the shot. Even if you make it, you can make them take more time by fouling. Literally worst possible decision at every point.
I don’t know if there is a player whose apparent bbiq varies more from play to play than Westbrook. One play he’ll make a read that is absolutely mind blowing and makes you think he is reading everyone’s minds. The next, he’ll do whatever this sequence was.
Its easy if the play does not involve a pass in some way he has no bbiq
No it’s pretty consistent throughout his career, he is much more physically talented than even most NBA players, but he always lacked in BBall IQ, I remember when Tony Parker just back doored him for a game winning jumper, and numerous “wtf were you thinking” plays on the Lakers
Don’t really agree if the layup is free you take it. you just have to make the wide open layup. Free throws aren’t guaranteed, you can turn the ball over etc.
Apparently layups aren’t guaranteed either lol
remind me of missed layup in the bubble game 7 against jazz. Similar situation but that time Conley missed the game winner.
Literally could’ve taken the ball and just ran the clock out
But that was such an open layup that i swear i don’t think i’ve seen anyone do that since iconic brandon knight
Forget dunking it or using glass, just hold the ball and they have to foul you.
Can MIT Westbrook sleep tonight? 🤣
Westbrick in the playoffs is cinema
u/MITWestbrook is up composing the next glazing article as we speak, ready to post for the next time Russ plays well
He has the worst basketball IQ of any MVP ever
I’d like to thank Russell Westbrook for giving us a prayer at staying out of the play in
He seems like an awesome dude off the floor so that’s a bummer but wolves need all the help they can get
Blown wide open layup and one of the dumbest fouls you’ll see. As a Minnesota everything fan I’m basically a national expert at choke jobs of ridiculous proportions and that gets an 11⁄10
Lakers Russ sighting
Having PTSD of him on Lakers 😂😂
He’s going to lose them at least 2 games in the playoffs. I don’t know how anyone could’ve watched the 2012 Finals and not been out on this dude as a winning player.
Magic Johnson literally went on tv and said it was the worst performance he has EVER seen by a point guard.
Russ disasterclass
if you don’t like this, you don’t like Westbrook basketball
Wolves have missed their last 2 buzzer beaters truck his ass
Wolves have missed their last 2 buzzer beaters
truck his ass
Epitome of Russ. All year nugget fans and this sub saying he can’t be that bad on a minimum. This is exactly why he’s an issue.
Russ just playing an April Fools joke on Jokic
Surprise! Your 60 piece doesn’t matter
Same vibes
that was one of his most reliable role players too
Russ was teaching him that triple-doubles aren’t everything in life
“Be happy that you got a triple double bro who cares if we lost”
Jokic wondering if he can win with these cats horses.
The missed layup + 3PT foul is an all-time sequence. I will always remember this.
No fuckin reason to try to score there, either
You have the ball, with the lead and a timeout.. stupid
In fairness to Westbrook, Minnesota would’ve tried to foul him and send him to the line. That layup looked a whole lot easier to make than 2 FTs for Westbrook. That’s simply a shot you can’t miss there
not really. even if he misses both FTs, they are still better off because it allows the defense to be set and lesser time on the clock.
If he misses both free throws they are only up 1 with a chance to lose. You take the wide open layup. You just have to make what should be an automatic layup and go up 3.
That layup looked a whole lot easier to make than 2 FTs for Westbrook
Has any guard or really any player ever fallen off as hard as westbrook at the line? He had his first 9 years fairly above average, then a few years fluctuating around the average, and then 5 straight years cosplaying as a mid 2000s center
damn, he averaged over 80% for 7 straight years. Now he’s at an all-time low of 64%.
i still can’t wrap my mind around the fact that an NBA Guard who’s been in the league for over a decade isn’t good at FREE THROWS bro you are a basketball player what do you spend your day doing?
He would’ve gotten fouled so the question is do you trust Westbrook to make 2 clutch free throws or make the layup - in that runout I’d rather have him take the layup…. But the problem is he smoked the layup
He could have yammed that home too and had an all time great Westbrook dunk. That would have been coool
Literally ruined one of the greatest games I’ve ever watched
Literally ruined one of the greatest games I’ve ever watched.
Ftfy
Ya kinda adds to the legend
I’m biased but we’ll probably remember this game more because of the ending. The mind-numbing idiocy makes it stand out.
GOTY tonight
This would be an astonishingly bad play at any point in the game and Westbrook did it to checkmate himself
I have not seen dumbassery like this since the JR Smith incident. That was 7 years ago. I do not say this lightly.
Russ just did something truly unbelievable
ok but these are not even close IMO lol russ just played bad jr smith forgot the score in a finals game
I agree. Boneheaded play by Russ but JR was literally something you would be stunned if someone did in a rec game, much less the nba finals.
russ also forgot the score of game.
At least this only really hurts Nugs in a minor way.
JR killed the Cavs.
Gives us hope in getting that 3rd seed tho 😂😂
I was waiting for a comparison like this
The whole sequence was prime cte basketball.
Ant turnover->russ bricks layup->wolves get the ball but don’t call timeout->wolves scramble and throw up a tough shot->braindead russ bails them out by fouling the shooter
This reminds me more of CP3’s meltdown vs the Thunder in 2014. Funnily enough, Westbrook was the guy that punished CP3 for his stupidity.
That’s an all time Russ moment
If you can’t handle him at his Worstbrook, then you don’t deserve him at his Bestbrook
“Win, lose, or draw. Just have fun!”
You have to admit, he went hard on them dudes
BRODIE WITH THE DOUBLE CHOKE NOOOO!! WHY GO FOR THE LAYUP WHY FOUL??? WOW
/u/mitwestbrook come outside
/u/mitwestbrook gonna volunteer to be Severed
Cold Harbor this
lmao he went silent an hour ago
I don’t hate the decision to go for a layup considering he’s not the greatest FT shooter but to blow it… wow
This is Christian Braun’s fault for passing it to him, really
I kinda agree but playing keep away is a common strategy at the end when they’re trying to foul. Just don’t wanna pass it to a 60% shooter ugh
After all the pain he gave us with yall…..Russell Westbrook is now my hero
If he were 6 years younger then that would have been a dunk. He’s 36 years old in a double OT them knees ain’t having it.
Jokic is gonna sick a horse stampede on Brodie tonight.
Jokic played 53 minutes in a loss
And they play again tomorrow night too
Lmfao. Rode hard and put away wet
Gonna take Westbrook out back like a horse with a broken leg
The world needs glue.
If I’m Russ I dunno how I’m recovering
Bros gonna get sent to the Dallas Nicos this offseason
Lose one of the best triple double threats in the league with Luka so they’re looking to get one back (ignore it being 2025).
Nah they’ve suffered enough don’t put that on them
Swear bro been spending years repairing his reputation and now it’s just gone again
he was a historic bricklayer for the clippers last playoffs too, you can’t count on this dude in the clutch
Repairing his reputation? His role has only diminished along with his contract in each of his last 3 teams. His stock has been tanking for a while now. Maybe plateaued for a bit on the nuggets but it’s not gone up lol
He spent the last four years trying to prove to everyone he’s changed LMAO
Love to see the nuggets let Russ be Russ 😂😂😂🙏🙏
He’s been playing like this his whole career. A great volume player but comes with low efficiency. He is going to be alright.
Exactly he don’t care how ass he is
He’s no longer close to a great volume player, he’s just a bad player with bad efficiency.
Bro just there to have fun
This is only slightly worse than his usual game-losing plays, and he’s never reflected on those
If you can’t handle at his Worstbrook you don’t deserve him at his Bestbrook. Nuggs fans almost went a whole season without this lesson.
I actually thought we were gonna make it out without turning on him
I have been such a big westbrook defender this season just to be betrayed 😭
How have you not turned on him yet?
He’s on a minimum which shields him from some blame but Jesus Christ this guy is completely horrible for the amount of usage he gets. I guess it’s not his fault the Nuggets are forced to play him because the bench is so horrible
Immediately after smoked layup. One of the worst chokes I’ve ever seen
This guy just fucked over the Clippers and Grizz so hard
And somehow managed to finally have a positive impact for the Lakers
This is hilarious lmao
Potentially helped the lakers in their quest for 3rd seed though, got lots to pay back
Smoked the fast break layup instead of pulling back, then that awful foul
Brutal stretch from Westbrook
I mean it’s a wide open layup and he’s a 64% free throw shooter. I don’t know if pulling back was the right move but man it’s comical to have missed such an easy layup and then foul on top of it.
Nobody was near him. He had time to slow down and pass it.
Playoff Westbrook has arrived just in time
I don’t mind not pulling back but at least make the wide open layup lol. You can’t miss if you’re going to take a shot when all you need to do is run clock
HATERS GET IN HERE
Haven’t stopped laughing, incredible
Lmao this truly is incredible watching now. Can’t believe we rooted for this shit for 2 fucking years
I can’t believe Lebron and our fanbase is causing him to play badly, 3 years later.
glorious day to be a hater
Watching him do stupid shit on another team is cathartic.
Now I feast.
ah you mean us, lakers fans
Naa fans from all over the league that have been watching him playing negative iq basketball know that he’s always been this. His MVP is a mockery to the league
russ really threw a legendary jokic game lmao
This is the most Westbrook clip of all time. Holy shit.
Comes away with the steal in the clutch, proceeds to brick the layup putting their team in a bad spot, and then proceeds to give the enemy team the win.
lakers fans say thanks westbrook
Thanks Westbrook!
Another Jokic masterclass wasted
Imagine Jokic on a stacked team lmao.
Please enjoy all the facts fairly:
Russ is 1 of a kind
One of the most negative iq sequences in nba history
He holds like 5 of the top 10
Westbrick is back baby
Absolute disasterclass from him
Didn’t even need to shoot it and then fouls at the other end
Couldn’t have possibly had a worse finish to the game
One of the lowest IQ players ever
Somebody once said that certain players are good when they are young because they are faster, stronger, and quicker than others. But when they get older they can’t dominate because their BBIQ is weak.
Whoever said this should do a podcast about the mental side of BBall.
Generational choke from Westbrook literally would’ve won if he just held the ball and did nothing.
Sometimes people exaggerate when they say a player singlehandedly lost their team the game. This is not one of those times.
All-time Westbrook choke. Jesus fucking Christ.
I’m so fuckin tired of the Westbrook experience, man. Please let us off this ride this offseason.
hey at least he is on a minimum, can you imagine if he is getting paid 50 million? that would be crazyyy
Now you get to enjoy the final phase of the Westbrick experience, when he goes to another team and that fanbase blames your team and entire organization for holding him back
Please enjoy each phase equally
Certified Wesbtrick moment
How the fuck does a veteran player mess that up on both ends? There was no need to even take a shot there.
low bbiq
Nugs fans rlly watched their team shoot FT’s for 2 full OT’s and have the audacity to say it’s rigged lmao
Not the ghost ball situation when we were kids coming to life… “shoots the 3 for the win, he misses, but he was fouled!” Hahaha
Lmao got in the face of a fan on the way to the tunnel too lmao he is definitely pissed
WESTBRICK DISASTERCLASS LMAOOO
This is one of the worst plays in NBA history.
LIVE BY WESTBROOK, DIE BY WESTBROOK
At no point did he ever come close to thinking about running out the clock and forcing them to foul.
At no point did he ever come close to thinking
You could say this about any WB play
The Nuggets sub is having a breakdown right now.
Lakers fans saw this shit every night 😂
basketball terrorism from Russ
Such a weak foul call at the end of the game. I’ve never seen such a soft call on a game winner attempt in my life.