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Russell Westbrook performed solely 26 video games for the Los Angeles Clippers after being let go by the Los Angeles Lakers, however Tyronn Lue thinks these 26 video games have been huge for them.
The coach stated Brodie got here like a savior for the group after one other season was wasted with accidents to star gamers Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
“I love Russ from Day 1,” Lue instructed the All The Smokes podcast by former NBA participant Stephen Jackson.
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“He’s a tough dude, tough-minded; what he did for our season, him, Plumlee, Bones, and Eric Gordon, what Russ did coming in the last 20 games of the season, he saved us. PG goes down, and he went to another level.”
Stephen Jackson on Russell Westbrook: “He don’t know me like that but I’ll die for Russ.”
Ty Lue: “I love Russ. From Day 1. What he did for our season, he saved us. PG goes down & he went to another level. I can be real with him, he can be real with him.”
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The degree Lue was speaking about refers to Westbrook’s efficiency within the first spherical of the playoffs towards the closely favored Phoenix Suns.
He averaged 23.6 factors, 7.6 rebounds, and seven.4 assists in 5 video games.
Keeping Westbrook
Re-signing Westbrook gave the impression to be the plan all alongside for the Clippers, even when the 2017 season MVP turned unpopular in the previous couple of seasons as a consequence of inefficiency.
Clippers president Lawrence Frank noticed him otherwise, in order that they re-signed him final July 6.
“In the two months Russ spent with the team, he was everything we hoped he would be and more,” Frank stated.
“He made a huge impact on the court, with his play, and off it, with the urgency, intensity and professionalism he brings to the gym on a daily basis.”
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