Russell Westbrook thrives in chaos. When the floor is broken, there’s a scramble or players are out of position, Westbrook is electric. After banging home back-to-back clutch three-pointers, Westbrook missed a jumper, but stalked around mid-court for a moment, reading the eyes of the Memphis Grizzlies player who grabbed the defensive rebound.
Like a ball-hawking cornerback in football, Westbrook anticipated the outlet pass and jumped the route, seemingly teleporting from mid-court to the sideline in time to snare the pass, burst to the rim and get fouled.
“I saw him coming from the weakside, looking at (Grizzlies guard Mike) Conley and tried to read it.