2024-11-08 12:15:06
(This article was updated to fix a typo in the headline.)
The lift isn’t quite the same. Neither is the speed.
Yet in spite of age, altitude or nostalgia, nothing kept Russell Westbrook from looking familiar once mid-air on Wednesday night in Denver as the Nuggets held off the Thunder for a 124-122 win.
He was still the same ball of energy that Oklahoma City cherished. He was still the catalyst for what felt like an unlikely comeback, a tale he played part in plenty of times over the years. Westbrook meant everything to Denver’s improbable win, a necessary throwback to a better time — both for him and the Nuggets.
