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Russell Westbrook struggled with his shot as the Lakers lost narrowly against the Mavericks. The 33-year-old superstar scored 12 points on 5-17 shooting.

During the postgame press conference Russ admitted that he needs to play better. “I need to be better overall. What I’m doing right now isn’t good enough,” he said.

This season Westbrook is averaging 18.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game for Los Angeles.