Kevin Durant again tried to debunk claims that there was a rift between himself and Russell Westbrook during his time in Oklahoma City.
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Durant and Westbrook will face off for the first time in their National Basketball Association careers as opponents on Thursday at Oracle Arena. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers both come into this heavyweight bout 3-0 in what could very well be a Western Conference playoff preview.
“I wouldn’t say weird”. You’ve done heard just about everything about me and how I handle stuff, and I – we talked, but it might not have been the way that we should have (done) it.
The OKC Thunder on the other hand, will rely heavily on the NBA’s leading scorer Russell Westbrook, who is averaging an astonishing 38.7 ppg Amazingly, Westbrook is also 2 in assists (11.7 apg) and 7 in rebounding (12.3 rpg). Stay tuned for much more from the National Basketball Association season coming soon!
“Yeah, I think so”, Clippers forward Blake Griffin said. “They’re going to want to beat him really bad, he’s going to want to beat them really bad”, Green said. The New Orleans Pelicans baller has gone off in his first two games, joining joined legends Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, and Elgin Baylor to become the fourth player to score 50 points in a season opener. I don’t think he’s taking shots at me.
Yes, this could be a tense reunion when the tip goes up.
That probably was in reference to Westbrook deleting a text message from Durant.
Golden State had Wednesday off from practice following a 127-104 win Tuesday night at Portland. He got married young. “But for the most part, once we’re going over game-plan stuff I’ll just try my best to lock in and get ready”. Durant has taken a lot of heat for his decision to join a 73-win team, but the first meeting with Westbrook is something he’s more than ready for.
Now NBA fans will be carefully watching Thursday night to view Durant and Westbrook facing one another for the first time in their careers. He fits right into what we want to do.
“That’s what makes us risky”, Kyrie Irving said Monday when asked about James taking a step back in scoring early.
“I’m sure he’s going to be excited”. Bucks forward Greg Monroe only scored 11 points against his former team.
With veteran point guard Jerryd Bayless and Okafor expected to be fully healthy in the coming weeks – plus Ben Simmons waiting in the wings – it will be a matter of time until Embiid sees a drop in usage. So obviously, we’re going to grow [in different directions].
This efficiency is showing with the 0.621 points per touch, which has been directly related to the 51.5% field goal percentage in two games, which would be slightly more than a 5% boost from last season’s mark. I’m trying to find out who I am, which I didn’t know, which is not a bad thing.
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“I understand that”, he told the Mercuy News when asked about the criticism he drew for relaying his free agency intentions to Westbrook that way.
