Russell Westbrook Lashes Out At Question About Thunder Subs: 'Don't Split Us Up'
With the Thunder’s season officially on the brink, Russell Westbrook stuck his neck out to ensure that his team remained united.
Houston defeated Oklahoma City 113-109 in Game 4 on Sunday to claim a commanding 3-1 series lead. Continuing a pattern that persisted all season long and throughout much of this series, the Thunder struggled mightily when their MVP went to the bench. In Game 4, Oklahoma City was +14 in Westbrook’s 39 minutes on the court and -18 in his 9 minutes off the court. Houston pulled off the road win despite a cold shooting night from James Harden in large part because Oklahoma City gave up a 14-4 run with Westbrook sitting late in the third quarter and early in the fourth.
But Westbrook didn’t want to hear anything about the glaring on/off discrepancy, instead choosing to hop on the grenade for his teammates when the subject was broached during the post-game press conference.
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Houston will get its first chance to close out Oklahoma City when it hosts Game 5 at the Toyota Center on Tuesday.