OKLAHOMA CITY—Russell Westbrook rose from his seat and prepared to face the media after the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 115-110 overtime loss to the injury-depleted Indiana Pacers. The look on his face was equal parts exasperation and frustration, with perhaps a hint of exhaustion.
When Westbrook wants to dodge a particular topic, he’ll often Eurostep the question completely. He’s known to respond with an answer to a completely different question. On this night, Westbrook had something he wanted to get off his chest immediately.
“I was s----y tonight, honestly,” Westbrook replied to a question of whether the ball just didn’t bounce the Thunder’s way late in the contest. “I could have done a lot of things better.”
Apparently that’s what a stat line of 31 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds looks like: a fecal word that rhymes with “city.”
He wasn’t merely being humble. Westbrook connected on only 13 of 34 shots and committed seven turnovers. One of those makes was a game-tying three-pointer to send the contest into overtime, but one o ...
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