{"id":7968,"date":"2024-12-14T08:40:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T06:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=7968"},"modified":"2024-12-14T14:19:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T12:19:00","slug":"watch-russell-westbrooks-defensive-masterclass-gets-him-a-standing-ovation-in-ball-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/watch-russell-westbrooks-defensive-masterclass-gets-him-a-standing-ovation-in-ball-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Russell Westbrook&#8217;s defensive masterclass gets him a standing ovation in Ball Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Denver Nuggets registered a second win on the trot with a comfortable 120-98 win over the Los Angeles Clippers to improve to 13-10 in their first 23 games of the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a> season.<\/p><p>Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., and Nikola Jokic led the offensive charge with double-digit points but it was veteran Russell Westbrook who took all the plaudits for his defensive masterclass against his former team.<\/p><p>Russell Westbrook finished with five points, one rebound, 5 assists, three steals, and one block in 24 minutes.<\/p><p>However, those numbers don&rsquo;t tell the full story of his impactful performance. In the Nuggets&rsquo; win, Westbrook was the heart and soul of Denver&rsquo;s defense, which also earned him a standing ovation from the home crowd. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Standing Ovation for Russell Westbrook <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7HBFOoso1B\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/7HBFOoso1B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tatiana (@Tatianaclinares) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tatianaclinares\/status\/1867786234875326604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russell Westbrook&rsquo;s defensive step up &ndash; A big relief for the Nuggets<\/h2><p>Despite Nikola Jokic putting up video-game-like numbers every other night, the Nuggets&rsquo; defense has been once again a glaring issue this season.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/nba\/ask\/best-nba-team-defensive-rating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Ranked 15th<\/a> in defensive efficiency with a 113.7 rating, the team has struggled to complement its high-flying offense. Their embarrassing loss against the Washington Wizards last week was a clear example of that.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/russell-westbrook-makes-history-as-nuggets-down-grizzlies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Russell Westbrook makes history as Nuggets down Grizzlies<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Wizards, who entered the game on the back of a 16-game losing run, went all over the Nuggets&rsquo; defense, racking up 32 points per quarter. <\/p><p>Jokic, who had a career-high outing in loss against the Wizards, is currently leading the Nuggets in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/nba\/ask\/denver-nuggets-players-with-best-defensive-rating-this-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>defensive rating<\/a> this year at 109.2 which shows how much they have been overly relying on their superstar this season.<\/p><p>However, Friday was different.<\/p><p>Westbrook suffocated the Clippers&rsquo; offense, including James Harden, who had 9 turnovers in the game. His lockdown defense was so impactful that Jokic didn&rsquo;t need to play in the fourth quarter.<\/p><p>Westbrook&rsquo;s energy was contagious and his impact on both ends of the court was visible, finishing with a team-best +21 on the night.<\/p><p>Nuggets finished the game with a season-high 34 fast break points with Westbrook playing a key role in that.<\/p><p><em>Image Credit: Christopher Creveling-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Westbrook came clutch in defense as Nuggets clinch win over Clippers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[412,96,204],"class_list":["post-7968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-los-angeles-clippers","tag-russell-westbrook"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WATCH: Russell Westbrook&#039;s defensive masterclass gets him a standing ovation in Ball Arena<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Russell Westbrook&#039;s box score against Clippers might seem like an ordinary outing. 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