In his second sport of the season, Russell Westbrook continued his gradual begin, taking pictures 0-for-11 from the sphere and solely scoring two factors on free throws. It was the continuation of a clumsy state of affairs for a participant who’s publicly annoyed together with his function on the group.
After the sport, Lakers ahead LeBron James defined what his recommendation is to Westbrook after such a tough night time.
“Flush it down the bathroom, prepare for Sunday,” he mentioned. “We’ve all had unhealthy taking pictures nights, I’ve had unhealthy taking pictures nights, everyone on this league has had unhealthy taking pictures nights. Who cares?”
Actually, James believes Westbrook had a optimistic affect on the sport regardless of his taking pictures woes.
“I believed he performed a fantastic sport,” he mentioned. “Defensively he was into it, he was locked in and pushing the tempo, he simply didn’t make any photographs.”
Via two video games, Westbrook is averaging 10.5 factors per sport and is taking pictures 30% from the sphere. Final yr, in his first season with the Lakers, Westbrook averaged beneath 20 factors per sport for the primary time because the 2009–10 season.
The purpose guard is making $47 million this season within the ultimate yr of his contract. Los Angeles tried to commerce him within the offseason, however couldn’t discover a deal that made sense.
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