If it is a fan who has only begun to pay attention to this season's Lakers today, he will never know how winding a road Westbrook has taken. In the Lakers' 128-123 away overtime game against the Raptors, Westbrook played a redemption battle. Not only did he take another three-doubles, but he also hit a key goal in the final moments of the fourth quarter to turn the tide and let people see the fearless, rampaging MVP before.
For Westbrook today, playing his first triple-double since 2022 is gratifying, but it may not be as important as his savior's three points in the final moments of the fourth quarter. Without this goal, the Lakers would never have a chance to win in overtime; for Wei Shao himself, he had been hidden in the snow many times at key moments, which was really detrimental to the face and identity of the MVP. After this battle, he somewhat washed away some of the stigma on his body.
In fact, in his previous career, Wei Shao had proved himself to be a trustworthy "Mr. Key" more than once. This article is based on the top 5 key goals from the previous career of Wei Wei Shao.
1. Deadly Warriors, November 29, 2013
In Westbrook's NBA career, especially during his time with the Thunder, the Warriors are an opponent that must be mentioned. But before the establishment of the Warrior Dynasty, Westbrook also brought nightmare memories to the Warriors.
It was a scene that happened in the first half of the 2013-14 season, when Durant and Westbrook led the team at home against the Warriors. The two sides tangled all the way in the game, and the draw was drawn in regular time, and extra time was inevitable. Towards the end of the first overtime, the Thunder trailed by two points. Durant's jump shot failed, but the Thunder grabbed an offensive rebound. Durant drew the ball to Ibaka after attracting the defense, but the latter shot out of the box again.
Lady Luck once again favors the Thunder. Wei Shao reached out to point the ball to the opponent, Sephrosha struggled to retrieve the ball before flying out of the bottom line, Wei Shao received the ball and quickly ran to the sideline, facing the blockage, he suddenly killed a return carbine, flashed out of the air and quickly shot, the ball responded to the net, only 0.1 seconds left. The scene suddenly turned into an ocean of joy, and Durant also raised his arms to celebrate. In the end, the Thunder narrowly defeated the Warriors 113-112.
2. The final draw after the quasi-kill, October 30, 2015
On October 30, 2015, the Thunder's game against the Magic was full of twists and turns. The Magic led by 18 points into the fourth quarter, but the Thunder played 42-24 in the fourth quarter. The two sides fought 2 overtimes, and the Thunder side took a victory from the Magic home court 139-136.
A much-talked about scene comes at the end of the fourth verse. Durant trailed to 114 draws with 14 seconds left, but Oladipo hit a three-pointer to give the Magic a three-point lead, leaving only four seconds for their opponents. But just when the home fans thought that the victory was in the bag, they only saw Wei Shao running to the front field after receiving the ball in the backcourt, just one step past the three-point line, he immediately jumped up, and the previous tilted posture shot, resulting in the ball hitting the basket, 117 draws, and the two sides were forced to enter the first overtime.
3. Quasi-killed Maverick, March 27, 2017
The 2016-17 season was Westbrook's MVP season. In this season, he not only created a miracle of averaging three doubles per game in the season, but also incarnated as Mr. Key many times, and there are many teams that have been "poisoned" by him. The Lone Ranger is one of them.
The day before the game, the Thunder had just lost to the Rockets on the road, and before they could pick up their mood, they rushed to Dallas. Wei Shao, who had just scored 39 points the day before, scored another 37 points on the same day and made a final decision at the last moment.
The Thunder scored just 10 points in the second quarter, trailing by 15 points at halftime. In the fourth quarter, the Thunder made a comeback, and from 4:39 before the final game, Westbrook scored 16 of the Thunder's last 18 points. 13 seconds before the finale, the Thunder were one point behind. Westbrook carried the ball to the front, pulled out his hand in the face of Wesley Matthews, the ball fell into the net impartially, and the Thunder overtook. The Lone Ranger served in the backcourt, and Ferrer quickly handed it over to Harrison Barnes after carrying the ball to the front, who fired at the top of the arc, but unfortunately the three-pointer was deflected. Wei Shao took off the rebound, excitedly smashed the ball to the floor, and the victory fell into the bag.
4. Super far three points to conquer the Nuggets home, April 9, 2017
In the game played that day, the Nuggets also learned the strength of Westbrook. The two teams were evenly matched in the first half, with the Nuggets taking the lead in the third quarter, but the Thunder caught up in the fourth quarter.
At the last moment of the game, Wei Shao turned on the single-dry mode again. Starting 5 minutes and 17 seconds before the final, he scored 18 of the Thunder's final 21 points. The Nuggets took a 105-98 lead with Jokic's free throws with 1 minute and 45 seconds left. But then Wei Shao first caused Jamal Murray to foul on three points, hit all three free throws, and then took advantage of the opponent's mistake to make a layup and add two more points.
The best scene comes before the finale. Kyle Single served from the sideline and Westbrook circled around a large circle before coming out to catch the ball, but was stopped by Murray. Seeing that the time was approaching, Singer had to send it to Adams, who received the ball and swung a false shot, deceived Murray and handed the ball to Westbrook, who immediately shot a long three-pointer, and the ball obediently entered the net. The Thunder took victory from the snowy plateau 106-105.
5. Extreme three-point kill to go to the King, February 22, 2018
This is also one of Wei Shao's masterpieces. In the day's game, the Thunder took the lead in the first quarter to fight the opponent 44-21, but the Kings fought back frantically in the second and third quarters, and even led by five points into the fourth quarter. Westbrook's free throw briefly gave the Thunder a two-point lead before the finale, but the Kings grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row and Justin Jackson sent the ball into the net, leaving just one second left.
Anthony served from the sideline and he immediately spotted Westbrook, who had swerved back to the top of the arc, and sent the ball out. After Wei Shao got the ball, it seemed like an electric shock immediately bounced up, pushed the ball out with a very fast movement, and the ball crossed the top of Temple's head and hollowed into the net. Due to the small amount of time left, the ball is extremely difficult, but Wei Shao still poses a standard shooting action between the electric light and flint, and there is still a slight delay. No wonder that after this goal was won, Wei Shao also celebrated with his teammates. (Supine Braces/Hairy)