![]() ![]() "My whole career, I'm a guy that prides myself at doing everything on both sides of the floor. "It's amazing here for me," Westbrook told B/R. In a brief walk-and-talk interview with Westbrook after the game, he admitted he doesn't have to look over his shoulder for a quick hook if his shots aren't falling, as opposed to his time with the Lakers. He's going to make his imprint somewhere else."Ĭlippers head coach Tyronn Lue told B/R that Westbrook has emerged as the vocal leader of the team, a role that the roster didn't have prior to his arrival. It almost makes him go harder because he's not making shots. But I think his ability to not let that waver his overall game is a confidence flex of his own. Every night is not going to be a 30-, 40-point performance. Every night is not going to be a hot night. "You say absolutely nothing to him," George told B.R. When Westbrook can't find his offensive game, George said the best approach is to leave him alone. People don't judge him off who he is as a basketball player." They solely lock into whether he make or miss shots and judge him off of that. They don't see the intangibles, and they look past everything else that he does. ![]() Look at the block on KD to start this series off and the block on D-Book to finish the game. They don't see him for the rebounding, the defense. "They just see Russ for the shots that he misses. "This is the reason why Russ was such a huge pickup for us," George told B/R. His defense, particularly on his former teammate Kevin Durant, was exemplary. ![]() He ended the game with nine points, a game-high five offensive rebounds and 11 total boards, eight assists, two steals and a team-high three blocks. However, he rescued and closed the contest with a pair of clutch free throws, multiple huge offensive rebounds down the stretch, and a game-saving block on Suns star Devin Booker in isolation. Westbrook struggled to find his shot, finishing only 3-of-19 from the field. It was a ringing endorsement many couldn't comprehend at the time, but that advocacy paid off Sunday. He publicly vouched for the Clippers to sign Russell Westbrook after the Los Angeles Lakers shipped the former MVP to the Utah Jazz at the trade deadline following a contentious year-and-a-half tenure. The eight-time All-Star didn't contribute on the court in Game 1, but he had a consequential role in the end result. ![]()
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