Houston Rockets superstar point guard Russell Westbrook will play on Friday against the Indiana Pacers and rest on Saturday versus the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Russell Westbrook will sit in tomorrow’s game, per Mike D’Antoni.
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The Rockets are 8-3 on the season. They want to make sure Westbrook is fresh for the playoffs, so they aren’t playing the former MVP in back-to-backs.
Westbrook is averaging 21.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game on the season for the Rockets. He’s shooting 45.3 percent from the field, 22.4 percent from beyond the arc and 66.1 percent from the free-throw line.
Westbrook had a minor procedure on his surgically repaired right knee after the 2019 playoffs ended. He also had surgery on his left hand to repair a torn ligament in a finger.
The Rockets are getting the version of Westbrook they envisioned when they acquired him from the Oklahoma City Thunder. Westbrook is one of the fastest players in the NBA. He’s a blur in the open court, impossible to stay in front of and can get to the rim at will while finishing in heavy traffic.
So far this season, when Westbrook has been pushing the ball on fast breaks, he’s been collapsing the defense when he gets to the basket, which has freed up the Rockets shooters for wide-open looks from the 3-point line.
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