Kevin Durant And Russell Westbrook Connect For A Mesmerizing Alley-Oop

Normally, a point guard throws an alley-oop to a forward, not the other way around. But Russell Westbrook isn’t a normal point guard, and Kevin Durant isn’t a normal forward. Westbrook is maybe the most explosive athlete in the entire NBA, while Durant is an extremely gifted passer. The two of them show off these respective strengths in a brilliantly executed out of bounds play.

Westbrook inbounds to Durant, and rather than cut to the wing, he goes straight for the basket, where Durant hits him with a lob that’s right on the money. Westbrook, catches, turns mid-air, and lays the ball in all in the blink of an eye. The chemistry between these two can often result in mesmerizing plays just like this one.

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