Russell Westbrook has thrived since volunteering to come off the bench for the Los Angeles Clippers, and the star point guard believes there is one area of his game that has been unmatched around ...

The Lakers have told Westbrook they want him to be a defense-first player if he is back with the team for the 2022-23 NBA season. Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager ...

When Russell Westbrook volunteered to come off the bench, one of the aspects of his game that improved was his defense. Not needing to use as much energy on the offensive end has allowed a ...

The Clippers have lost games with Westbrook largely because they've failed to get any stops. NBA dogma suggests that going small hurts your defense for the sake of your offense. That's often true.

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Since the Clippers have such a surplus of scoring options, Westbrook has sacrificed his starting position. Now, his defense is being called upon more than ever. Judging by his response after the ...

He then missed a final, and potentially game-tying, shot in regulation before earning redemption with his game-saving defense in overtime. Westbrook finished Game 1 with 15 points, eight rebounds ...

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone recently offered high praise for Russell Westbrook’s defense during the team’s media day, highlighting a dimension of the former MVP’s game that ...

Draymond Green would leave Westbrook completely unguarded on the perimeter. Since then, the former MVP has had time to come up with a game-plan to attack the disrespectful defense. He notched 15 ...