Russell Westbrook struggled with his shot during the game against the Suns. The former NBA MVP was 3/19 but it didn’t prevent the Clippers from opening the first round series with a win (115-110).
Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue was asked after the game what he told the point guard during the game when he just couldn’t find his shot.
“I told him during the game – I’m not sure if it was second or third quarter, maybe late second – that your scoring is not important, don’t get frustrated with missing shots, take good shots, take the right shots,” Lue said.
“But you bring us way more than just scoring the basketball, so don’t let that affect your game. And defensively he was great on KD. I thought his physicality was good.
“He got a few offensive rebounds at the end of the game. We kept the ball alive, we got some more possessions. And the big top o Book [Devin Booker] at the end.
“Don’t get discouraged about making shots or missing shots because you bring way more to this team than just making shots. And I thought he was phenomenal tonight.”
