Russell Westbrook III is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. A member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, he is a nine-time NBA All-Star and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2016–17 season.
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There was no crunch time execution for Russell Westbrook to blame for the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Unlike the defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers, the Lakers were never really within earshot for the Pelicans after the first half as they turned the ball over too many times and fell into a 32-point hole. It was an embarrassing effort all the way around and a signal that the team is perhaps just waiting for the 2021-22 season to end.
Westbrook had a relatively strong start against New Orleans but faded as the night wore on. After several bad plays, he and the team seemed to hang their heads down and it seeped into their effort levels. The point guard addressed the issue, saying they can not keep doing that if they want to start winning again.
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Additionally, he believes teams have scouting reports against them that are just to simply play harder.
“Not our greatest. I think just each play just to be getting down on ourselves too much and not playing as hard as we can. Teams are coming in and playing harder,” Westbrook admitted. “I believe that’s their scout report, ‘Just play harder than them and see what happens.’ And it’s working until we determine and have that determination that we’re not going to allow it, especially on our home floor. It will continue to happen to us.”
While effort level should be an easy fix, it has been an ongoing issue for the Lakers all season. They can’t control whether shots go in or not, but effort is controllable and Westbrook believes the struggles of this season may be taking a toll on some guys.
