That this 20-21-20 performance - the second in NBA history - was a tribute to a fallen friend makes it all the more powerful and impressive.Īlmost as a byproduct of a tribute very few NBA players could even imagine doing, let alone execute, WTLC’s Jeff Linka had this to add to Westbrook’s extraordinary run: The 60s were a huge part of Nipsey’s music and his story of personal and community change. In the post-game, Westbrook said he did it for Nipsey - “20 plus 20 plus 20, they know what that means” - an apparent reference to the Rollin 60s. Westbrook, perhaps more than any other player, could set in his mind that he’d record a 20-20-20 to honor his fallen friend Nipsey Hussle, and then had the ability and drive to go out and do that very thing. As I was watching, I couldn’t help but notice how completely normal it felt to watch Russ post 10 assists after the first quarter, but as the 4th quarter wound down, I wondered to what degree he had planned it all along.Īnd perhaps that’s the most impressive/crazy thing about it. Which kind of defines the Russell Westbrook experience. If you watched the Thunder surge in the 2nd half to defeat the Lakers relatively easily, you were treated to something both normal and quite extraordinary.
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