With 7 seconds left who would you go to? Kevin Durant no doubt. If not, the blazing quick Westbrook. Last night, the Pistons took both those options away, leaving Jeff Green one on one with Maxiell. Green layed it up. Oklahoma City took a one point lead with 2.5 seconds left. What was more impressive is what Westbrook did next. No one talked about it. There was no post game interview, but Westbrook did something that every high school coach dreams of. He turned his the dribbler not once, but twice in 2.5 seconds. Ben Gordon got the ball on the in bounds and Westbrook forced him to change directions twice. Every time you turn your defender, the defense has many advantages. One, you can double team with his back turned. Two, as in this case, they don't make much progress up the floor. And, three, it eats up clock. He may be the best defensive point guard in the league.
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