IT’S DIFFICULT TO do anything massively significant in 0.7 seconds.
I mean, it took Conor McGregor 18 times as long to KO Jose Aldo on Saturday night.
But that’s all the time Russell Westbrook needed to conjure up this piece of basketball magic last night.
With Oklahoma trailing the Utah Jazz by 15 points, and less than a second to go before half-time, Westbrook got set to inbound the ball for one last quick play.
There were a couple of small problems. For one thing, the Jazz’s coverage was pretty good; plus, isn’t Westbrook the guy you want to be taking the shot?
Never mind.
Outsmarting everyone on the court, Westbrook bounced the ball off the back of oblivious defender Rodney Hood, caught it himself, spun, shot… and scored.
All in the space of 0.7 seconds.
OKC went on to reel in the 13-point deficit in the second half before winning in overtime, 104-98.
