“Kevin Durant Looks Intimidated by Russell Westbrook”: NBA Twitter Believes Clippers Guard is the Only Antidote For 4x Scoring Champ

Akash Murty | 21/04/2023
“Kevin Durant Looks Intimidated by Russell Westbrook”: NBA Twitter Believes Clippers Guard is an Antidote For 4x Scoring Champ

The Phoenix Suns couldn’t have found themselves in a better situation. The Los Angeles Clippers, coming into Game 3, announced Kawhi Leonard would miss the match because of a knee sprain. However, instead of blowing away the Clips right from the get-go, Kevin Durant and Co let Russell Westbrook intimidate them for a long time.

While none of the visiting players were hitting shots other than Norman Powell, they were not letting the game away. At halftime, the Clippers were just three points behind the Suns at 54-51.

KD especially got heckled a lot by his former teammate and his team. And some experts and fans believe this is what teams need to do against these Suns.

NBA Twitter led by Skip Bayless has found a Kevin Durant antidote – Russell Westbrook

From a mid-team this season, the Suns became one of the favorites to win it all after trading for Kevin Durant mid-season.

They looked scary good before the Playoffs started as they came into it 8-0 when the 4x scoring champ was playing for them. However, with him on the team, they struggled to win a game against a Clippers team playing without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

And so, Skip Bayless and NBA Twitter think, the way the Clips are playing, is the way to stop Durant and his Suns.

Westbrook is having arguably his best playoff series

Oh, I remember him averaging 26 and 37 points in the 2016 and 2017 Playoffs, but neither was as impressive as he has been as a team leader in this year’s post-season.

While has been awfully inefficient in shooting under 35% both from the field and the three-point line, every bit of his 18.5 points, 8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, a steal, and 2.5 blocks per game were necessary to win Games 1 and 2.

While he shot much better in his 30-point, 11-assist-effort Thursday night, and did his bit with KD as well, it wasn’t just enough for them to win Game 3 because they couldn’t have enough on the defensive side of the ball, with PG and Kawhi, both out.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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