Westbrook fuels Nuggets' comeback to edge Clippers 112-110 in OT in teams' NBA playoff opener

There Is No Getting Off The Russell Westbrook Rollercoaster

Russell Westbrook being a man in a hurry and all, he has needed only four games to show his newest coach, David Adelman, what the full Russ Experience entails. It is, as the nine coaches before him have learned, a flight to a tropical paradise through six hours of turbulence and which may at any moment be rerouted to Gary, Indiana. Saturday, though, it was paradise after all. Westbrook made enough superb and silly plays in tandem, including a fe…

Westbrook sparks rally as Nuggets win series opener

DENVER — Russell Westbrook, whose late-game follies hung over the Denver Nuggets as they navigated the stunning dismissals of coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth on the eve of the playoffs, came up clutch against his former team in…

Troy Renck: Russell Mania is maddening. But Nuggets don’t win without Westbrook.

DENVER — It is normal to make mistakes at work. For Russell Westbrook, it is a priority. “My job, excuse my language,” Westbrook explained, “is to (bleep) stuff up.” The only question is whether he does it for the Nuggets…

Renck: Russell Mania is maddening. But Nuggets don’t win without Westbrook

It is normal to make mistakes at work. For Russell Westbrook, it is a priority. He was an agent of chaos on Saturday. And the Nuggets won because of it.

Westbrook fuels Nuggets' comeback to edge Clippers 112-110 in OT in teams' NBA playoff opener

Russell Westbrook, whose late-game follies hung over the Denver Nuggets as they navigated the stunning dismissals of coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth on the eve of the playoffs, came up clutch against his former team in crunch time Saturday. “That's who he is,” Nikola Jokic said after watching Westbrook hit an uncontested corner 3-pointer to give Denver a two-point lead late in regulation and then knocking the inbounds pass away from — a…

Clippers Lost Russell Westbrook Gamble But They Will Roll Dice

The LA Clippers made a bold gamble in Game 1, they sagged off Russell Westbrook. Their goal? Get an extra defender in the paint or double-team Nikola Jokic. Westbrook, a career 30.5% three-point shooter, seemed like a smart target for this strategy. It was a calculated gamble with a high potential reward. They dared Westbrook to shoot. He did. But that doesn’t mean he was efficient. Clippers Lost Russell Westbrook Gamble But They Will Roll Dice …