Sure, Westbook scored 39.5 ppg in those two games, but is was an incredibly inefficient 39.5 ppg that costs his team victories by stealing shots from his more efficient teammates. Again, Westbrook fan boys will ignore the big picture by pointing out that he averaged 11 apg in those two games. What they will conveniently ignore is the fact that he also averaged 35 FGA and 22 missed FGs in those two games. As a PG, who dominates the ball, it is his job to get his teammates involved and create scoring opportunities for them. Westbrook is definitely capable of doing this, but way too often he chooses not to. In fact, OKC is scary good when Westbrook reigns in his own shot attempts and uses his unique athleticism to set up his teammates. The problem is Westbrook's ego will simply not allow him to share the ball when the game is on the line, no matter how poorly he's shooting and how efficiently his teammates are scoring. Here's a look at the shot distribution and scoring efficiency of OKCs 4 leading scorers in their last two games:
OKC (113) vs PHO (117):
Russell Westbrook: 39 points on 38 FGA = 1.03 pts/FGA (26 missed FG)
Ennis Kanter: 18 points on 11 FGA = 1.64 pts/FGA (5 missed FG)
Dion Waiters: 16 points on 12 FGA = 1.33 pts/FGA (6 missed FG)
D.J. Augustin: 13 points on 8 FGA = 1.63 pts/FGA (3 missed FG)
Total: 47 points on 31 FGA = 1.52 pts/FGA (14 missed FGA)
OKC (112) vs. POR (115):
Russell Westbrook: 40 points on 32 FGA = 1.25 pts/FGA (18 missed FG)
Mitch McGary: 20 points on 13 FGA = 1.54 pts/FGA (3 missed FG)
Serge Ibaka: 14 points on 12 FGA = 1.17 pts/FGA (5 missed FG)
Anthony Morrow: 13 points on 4 FGA = 3.25 pts/FGA (0 missed FG)
Total: 47 points on 29 FGA = 1.62 pts/FGA (8 missed FG)
So, for those two games Westbrook averaged 39.5 ppg on 35 FGA (1.13 pts/FGA) and 22 missed FGs. His next three highest scoring teammates averaged a combined 47 ppg on 30 FGA (1.57 pts/FGA) and 11 missed FGs. That's right. Westbrook missed twice as many FGs as his next three highest scoring teammates combined. And, just so the fan boys don't accuse me of cherry picking only his most efficient scoring teammates, for the last two games, Westbrook has shot 26/70 = .371 FG% and his teammates have shot a combined 58/125 = .464 FG%. The fact is, Westbrook's selfish, ball hog style of play just cost his team two critical wins.
