Warriors

Draymond Green reveals how Russell Westbrook adjusted to Warriors defense

Russell Westbrook paid the Warriors not to guard him.

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Russell Westbrook didn't have a great shooting game against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, but he certainly made them pay to shut him down defensively.

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While Westbrook shot 6/16 from the field, he filled the stat sheet in several ways: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 0 turnovers.

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Westbrook even grabbed 4 offensive rebounds, which led to multiple second-chance points for the Clippers.

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When the Warriors dared Westbrook to shoot threes, he obliged and went 2/5 from deep.

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Draymond Green was asked how Westbrook has improved since the last time the Clippers and Warriors met, and Green gave a very simple answer.

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"He made some shots that he missed," Green said.

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"I thought he did a good job of not just standing there the whole time, but he made some shots that he missed last time."

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The last time Westbrook faced off against the Warriors, he put up: 8 points, 6 assists, 0 rebounds, and 4 turnovers on 3/12 shooting.

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Saying Westbrook simply made more shots is a huge oversimplification of Draymond and a big reason they lost to the Clippers.

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Westbrook utilized the additional room the Heroes gave him protectively to crash the sheets and make the group pay with hostile bounce back.

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It's that level of attention to detail that has caused the Warriors to lose games on the road.

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