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Russell Westbrook Can’t Stop Going Left

No one has figured out how to stop Russell Westbrook this season, as evidenced by his season-long triple-double. Perhaps the most interesting thing about his dominance: He’s accomplished much of it while being more predictable than ever on offense. SEASON DRIVES LEFT DRIVES RIGHT 2016-17 73.7% 26.3% 2015-16 66.4 33.6 2014-15 67.1 32.9 2013-14 64.4 […]

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Russell Westbrook Does Everything Fast, For Better And For Worse

Welcome to Four-Point Play, our weekly NBA column that pieces together four statistical trends from around the league and lays out what they tell us about where a team has been or where it’s heading. Find a stat you think should be included here? Email or tweet me at chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com or @Herring_NBA. Is Russell Westbrook […]

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Russell Westbrook Does Everything Fast, For Better And For Worse

Welcome to Four-Point Play, our weekly NBA column that pieces together four statistical trends from around the league and lays out what they tell us about where a team has been or where it’s heading. Find a stat you think should be included here? Email or tweet me at chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com or @Herring_NBA. Is Russell Westbrook […]

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