He has injuries to both hands and feet, and he has made enough contributions! Westbrook should not be blamed for the Nuggets exit!

The Nuggets ended the season with a tiebreak defeat to the Thunder. Westbrook, who made only two goals and four mistakes on the bench, also received a lot of complaints, but in fact Westbrook has made a positive contribution to the Nuggets that are far higher than expected. This issue of the column will take you through in-depth data analysis. Although Westbrook only missed one playoff game, he actually insisted on fighting with injuries. His left foot in the first round and his finger in the second round were injured. Such injuries directly affected his performance. He made good contributions in the first two games against the Clippers and the second round against the Thunder, and his performance was completely different.

Overall, Westbrook averaged 11.7 points per game during the playoffs, with a shooting percentage of 39.1% and 31.7% in both events. Although there are injuries, such offensive performance is indeed relatively poor and is also the countdown among the main players of the Nuggets. Even though the offensive performance is inefficient, Westbrook has far exceeded the value of the Nuggets' contract provided by the Nuggets in terms of its contribution on the defensive end.

Among the main Nuggets players who have played more than 7 games in the playoffs and have averaged more than 5 shots per game, when Westbrook defends his opponent, his overall shooting percentage will drop from 48.6% to 30.4%, which means Westbrook's defense has reduced his opponent's shooting percentage by 18.2%. The effect of this defense's reserve requirement reduction is the highest among the main players of the Nuggets, and it is also the highest among the players who have played more than 7 games in the playoffs in the league.

At the same time, Westbrook has no blind spots on the defensive end. No matter which area he is in, he has the ability to lower the reserve requirement ratio. He continues to choose players whose playoffs are more than 7 and who are more than one game per game in each area:

When Westbrook defends in the basket area within 6 feet, the opponent's shooting percentage will drop from 63.8% to 45%, which means that Westbrook's defense at the basket reduces the opponent's shooting percentage by 18.8%. The limit effect ranks third among the playoff players, even ahead of many center players;

When Westbrook defends in a close area within 10 feet, the opponent's shooting percentage will drop from 59% to 42.9%, which means Westbrook's close defense reduces the opponent's shooting percentage by 16.1%, which ranks fourth among the playoff players, which means Westbrook, as a defender, has a strong level of frame protection in the playoffs;

When Westbrook defends inside the three-point line, the opponent's shooting percentage will drop from 56.1% to 37.8%, which means Westbrook's defense within the three-point line will reduce the opponent's shooting percentage by 18.3%. This limit effect ranks second among the players in the playoffs, and this limit effect has reached the top level;

When Westbrook defends outside the three-point line, the opponent's shooting percentage will drop from 37.9% to 20.6%, which means Westbrook's defense outside the three-point line The shooting percentage of the defender's opponent dropped by 17.3%, which ranks fourth among the playoff players. Westbrook is also good at defending his opponent's three-pointer;

These can indicate that no matter where the opponent's shooting is defending, Westbrook can cause a significant drop in the shooting percentage of the shot. Although Westbrook is more unstable due to injury and his own style, his contribution on the defensive end can even be said to be at the god level (Jerry Williams above are all Jerin Williams).

Judging from the situation of directly facing opponents in the playoffs, in addition to misplaced defense Zubac, no matter who the opponent is, it is difficult for anyone to get a bargain under Westbrook's defense. Even the rising star MVP Alexander only hit 1 goal when facing Westbrook's defense.

Westbrook has never been a stable scorer in his career, and the Nuggets naturally would not expect him to suddenly become the scoring leader when he comes to the team. However, Westbrook's fast speed, vitality, strong explosiveness, sufficient height and dares to fight makes him make an exaggerated contribution on the defensive end. If such an annual salary and performance should be blamed, it would be a bit far-fetched.