Westbrook is coming off a down season with the Lakers. He struggled to find his shot all season, averaging 18.5 points per game, one of the lowest totals of his career.

With a corner 3, Russell Westbrook surpassed Dwyane Wade for 31st on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, with 23,167 points. He’s now 11 points from catching Adrian Dantley for 30th. – 7:28 PM ...

After parting ways with Tom Thibodeau in early June, the franchise hired veteran coach Mike Brown on a four-year, $40 million ...

A defense that very much limited Luka Doncic in the first and third quarters. "Ain't too many people defending better than me at this point, if we're keeping it honest," Westbrook said.

Meanwhile, Kawhi Leonard has won two NBA championships during his career. His first came with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014, where his stellar defense and scoring earned him the Finals MVP.

In his last outing against Dallas, Westbrook had a team-high 2 steals. His 1.1 steals per game rank fifth among Clippers players, while his 6.2 rebounds are second only to Zubac's 9.3.

Westbrook, coincidentally, could also learn a thing or two from Green, who has faced similar defenses throughout his career and countered them with dribble hand-offs and screens to free up teammates.

OKC’s Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are two of the best offensive talents in the game, and they’re facing down a 67-win Spurs team with a historically great defense.

3. Denver's guard trio G: Russell Westbrook G: Jamal Murray G: Trey Alexander F: Aaron Gordon C: Nikola Jokic Denver isn't really set up to field a great defense, so why not lean into the speed ...

Mar 3, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Clippers point guard Russell Westbrook (0) looks on during halftime against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center.

That's just simply who he is. "I don't need it, but unfortunately, I haven't had one because I don't know," Westbrook said. "But I've been very deserving of it at some point of my career.