Throughout the Denver Nuggets' tightly contested seven-game series against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Clippers challenged Russell Westbrook to score from three-point range. The Clippers often chose not to closely guard Westbrook when he was shooting from deep, providing him separation to attempt shots. After all, Westbrook has only shot 30.5% from the three-point range over his career.
Westbrook responded this time by hitting 42% of his three-point attempts during the series, his best rate in any series of his career. He additionally made above 50% of his shots from the field over the final three games of the series, another improvement over his usual percentage.
