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Westbrook finished the game with a season-high 36 points, 10 assists, and 4 rebounds.

In last night's win over the Grizzlies, we witnessed classic Westbrook leading the Clippers to the victory. I wrote about how good of a fit Westbrook was with the Clippers, and it is coming to fruition with the injury to Paul George and the continued will he won't he play status of Kawhi Leonard.

That is why his eventual signing with the Los Angeles Clippers made so much sense. Not as a catch-and-shoot role player who stands in the corner. Westbrook has been and always will be a player who thrives with the ball in his hand. 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. Mavericks - Clips Nation LA Clippers News SB Nation Reacts NBA Reacts SB Nation Reacts: Clippers fans’ confidence.

CLIPPERS SB NATION SERIES

His number dropped even further this season as he averaged only 15.9 points a game, the lowest he has since his rookie season. LA Clippers fans’ confidence rebounds during wild series vs. According to the most recent SB Nation Reacts survey, 81 percent of Clippers fans are confident the team is headed in the right direction. The fit, however, never worked, as the Lakers and Westbrook never seem to be on the same page. Were very excited to have them join the SB Nation family. 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. Clipper Nation, welcome to Courtside, a Clips Nation podcast with hosts Jon Lee and Jack Coghlan. In 2020-21 Westbrook averaged 22.2 and 11.7 assists and helped the Wizards make the playoffs. Since his peak MVP season in 2017 and his only season with the Wizards, Westbrook has been on the decline. l4uCxvKo91- NBA on ESPN February 9, 2023ĭon’t get me wrong, this version of Westbrook isn't the OKC Westbrook or even the Washington Wizards version but the daily comments from the national media to fans about Westbrook being the main reason for the Lakers issue is and was an incorrect assumption as we have seen by the fact that the Lakers are still hovering around. “As one source told me, ‘you remove a vampire from the locker room’.”ĭave McMenamin spoke on the Lakers moving on from Russell Westbrook.