Most teams know what to expect when they meet Oklahoma City Thunder but the real question is 'Can they stop what's coming?'
To most, it's a million dollar question. From the Thunder, we all know it's Russell Westbrook coming for the opposing teams since KD left for the Warriors but for very many teams, this guy is a force of nature, a one man wrecking machine that's just unstoppable.
The latest to feel this force of nature is the Los Angeles Clippers. The point guard logged 33 minutes while scoring 35 points, 5 assists, 6 rebounds and 10 turnovers in an impressive 85-83 win at Staples Center but that's not just all the stats, he went 14-of-30 in field goal (FG) and 0-of-7 in 3-point (PT) shooting. That's massive! Simply put, he hogged the ball and singlehandedly willed the team to victory.
Last Friday against Phoenix Suns, Westbrook made 17-of-44 in FG (field goal) and 2-of-10 in 3PT shooting to score 51 points. In comparison to the team stats, he took 50% of the team's FG and 62.5% of the 3PT shots. That's incredible!
This is Westbrook. He wants to win, he's a winner but then, he just forces his teammates to watch him do his thing in awe plus denying them the opportunity to grow individually as players and as a team.
What of Billy Donovan his coach? Is his plan just to get the ball to Westbrook or does the California-born player draw his plan in-field as against his coach?
Early on, the plan seems to be working pretty well as they are yet to lose this season but time will tell how long they can carry on with this.
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