Russell Westbrook was the center of attention at the start of his Los Angeles Clippers debut, but all eyes were on the scoreboard by the end. Which took a while.
The former Los Angeles Lakers point guard's first minutes as a Clipper came in what turned out to be the second-highest scoring game in NBA history, a 176-175 win for the Sacramento Kings. PerFor all the talk about how Westbrook needs to change and what the Clippers could do differently with him, the former MVP looked pretty similar with his new team.
It was only one game, but one stat showed how the Clippers might prove a better fit for Westbrook than the Lakers. Westbrook finished with seven assists on 3-pointers made, according toThe Clippers got the full Russell Westbrook experience at the end of regulation. He delivered a clutch basket with 15 seconds left to put the team up three points, a much-needed contribution after nearly blowing a 1476-136 lead with less than three minutes left.
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