NEW YORK — In a season filled with mammoth scoring efforts and a continued embrace of the NBA’s three-point revolution, Russell Westbrook stands as a conspicuous outlier. Fellow MVPs Steph Curry and James Harden have been intent on carrying their teams from beyond the arc this season as they battle for seeding in the Western Conference. Westbrook, by contrast, is missing triples at a near-historic mark.
Of the 1,333 seasons of 180-plus three-point attempts since 2008-09, Westbrook is one just spot out of last place in shooting percentage, with his 23.9% mark from three, ahead of only former 76er Tony Wroten in 2013-14.