Russell Westbrook’s first bucket against the Knicks last Monday came midway through the third quarter, when the Nuggets guard drove to the basket and attempted a shot that was officially blocked by Josh Hart, although a few of the Knicks bench players scrambled for a goal shouted. travel call. Westbrook kept the ball, passed out, kept advancing to the corner, got the ball back and drained a corner 3.
Then he turned away from the Knicks bench. That will cost Westbrook $35,000, the league announced.
With the game out of hand, Westbrook put on a show, scoring 24 points in the fourth quarter and finishing with a team-high 27.
Westbrook has found a certain comfort level in Denver coming off the bench and often playing alongside Nikola Jokic, and Westbrook brings real energy even off the bench, but he remains an inconsistent scorer at this point in his career . Westbrook is averaging 12.2 points and 5.9 assists per game for the Nuggets, but has a true shooting percentage of 50.6 that is well below league average.
