Russell Westbrook

2023 - 3 - 31

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Russell Westbrook Makes NBA History in Clippers' Win vs. Ja ... (Bleacher Report)

Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook became the first player in NBA history to have at least one game with 30 points and 10 assists for five ...

Westbrook has been a solid fit with the Clips, averaging 15.3 points, 7.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.1 three-pointers made in 30.3 minutes per game. If the Clippers can get George back for the playoffs and team him up with the likes of Westbrook and Kawhi Leonard, they have a legitimate chance to go the distance in the tightly contested Western Conference. His heightened level of play has come at the perfect time for the Clippers, who are in a heated playoff race and are without injured All-Star wing Paul George. He has started all 16 games he has appeared in for the Clippers, and he is shooting 49.2 percent from the field, which is well above his career mark of 43.8 percent. The Jazz waived Westbrook before he ever appeared in a game for them, and he quickly caught on with the Clippers, replacing John Wall and Reggie Jackson after they were waived and traded, respectively. The Lakers acquired Westbrook in a trade with the Wizards prior to the 2021-22 season in hopes that he could form a superstar trio with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, but he never fit in as intended.

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The Russell Westbrook Picture is Cool as Hell (The Big Lead)

The Los Angeles Clippers were playing the Memphis Grizzlies without Kawhi Leonard or Paul George. Every game is a must-win at this point in the year; the ...

And that is why the picture going viral of Westbrook is cool as hell (taken by Joe Murphy of Getty). [ Kawhi Leonard](https://www.thebiglead.com/nba/player/kawhi-leonard) or [Paul George](https://www.thebiglead.com/nba/player/paul-george). So, of course, it was Westbrook who saved the day [with a virtuoso performance](https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/dillon-brooks-russell-westbrook-trash-01gwsc184mqc), dropping 36 points and 10 assists while making five three-pointers. [NBA](https://www.thebiglead.com/nba), regardless of status, [that have taken more heat ](https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/russell-westbrook-slander-out-of-control-since-the-lakers-traded-him-01grvq5st4ne)than [Russell Westbrook](https://www.thebiglead.com/nba/player/russell-westbrook) over the last 18 months or so. Every game is a must-win at this point in the year; the Clippers entered the evening one game behind the No. The point guard brought his A-game last night, though, and when his team needed it most.

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Russell Westbrook Passes Allen Iverson on Historical NBA List (CalBearsMaven)

Russell Westbrook had his best game of the season against the Memphis Grizzlies last night and set history in multiple ways. Westbrook put up a stat line of ...

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Russell Westbrook went from 'washed' to possibly saving the ... (SB Nation)

Let's rewind to the beginning of the 2022-23 NBA season. The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a horrible start at 2-10. A team that has LeBron James and ...

The Lakers would go on to trade Westbrook as part of a three-team and eight-player deal to the Utah Jazz, and of course, Westbrook never stepped onto the court for the Jazz. Westbrook has been and always will be a player who thrives with the ball in his hand. That doesn't exactly look like a vampire sucking the life out of a locker room. Westbrook finished the game with a season-high 36 points, 10 assists, and 4 rebounds. The fit, however, never worked, as the Lakers and Westbrook never seem to be on the same page. Westbrook would then take his talents to the Lakers, and in 2021-22 his points dropped to 18.5 per game which was expected since he was now playing on a team with LeBron and Davis.

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Grizzlies fan reveals what Russell Westbrook tried to have him ... (New York Post)

During a game in which Westbrook scored 38 points to lead the Clippers to a road win over the Grizzlies, the star guard attempted to have a Memphis fan ...

“I understand fan conduct,” he said. I know how to behave.” “Then he says, ‘What the f–k did you call me?'” Orgel recalled. The fact that you can’t respect a simple request not to try to tarnish my family name is saddening and such a pile on. “Today was a really sad day for my daughters and me. I just said ‘West-brick,’ one time, like chanting it.”

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ESPN Analyst Issues Apology to Russell Westbrook (Sports Illustrated)

With reporters going on television and slandering not only Westbrook's play on the basketball court, but his character off the court, the veteran point guard ...

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Dillon Brooks threw shade at Russell Westbrook after game (Larry Brown Sports)

Mar 13, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) walks back up the court during the first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks ...

But on a night where Brooks, a 14.3-point-per-game scorer, went for 30 points himself, the anomalies were abundant. Dillon Brooks on Clippers tonight: "They shot it well. Referencing Westbrook’s 5-for-5 from deep and Clippers teammate Robert Covington’s 7-for-7 tally of his own, Brooks said that the Clippers had “one that normally wouldn’t” shoot it that well. [March 30, 2023] Brooks and Westbrook also went at it with each other throughout the game. With Brooks as one of his main defenders, Westbrook, playing without both Paul George (knee) and Kawhi Leonard (personal reasons), blew up for a season-high 36 points.

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Clippers' Russell Westbrook deserves an apology, declares ... (ClutchPoints)

Los Angeles Clippers' Russell Westbrook went off against the Memphis Grizzlies, and Kendrick Perkins says Westbrook is owed an apology after.

It is great to see Russell Westbrook get the flowers he deserves after some rough years in the public eye. He says an apology is owed because Westbrook stayed true to himself and now it is paying dividends for him and the Clippers. [Russell Westbrook](https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-russell-westbrook-statement-vintage-russ-grizzlies) is not only coming off of his best game as a member of the [Los Angeles Clippers](https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-concerning-kawhi-leonard-injury-update-vs-ja-morant-grizzlies), but his highest scoring output since May of 2021.

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