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It seems like a bad joke, but since the Brodie He came to the team, at the insistence of his top figures, as happened in the Lakers, they are in a bad streak.
When his signing for the remainder of the season was announced in the National Basketball Association (NBA)it was mentioned that Russell Westbrook I was going to help Los Angeles Clippers in pursuit of his first title.
His arrival, at the insistence of Paul George y Kawhi Leonardwas generated at a time when the California squad was third in the Western Conference, in a better position than Lakers or the champion Golden State Warriors.
However, even if it seems like a bad joke, the Clippers are experiencing firsthand the “Russell Westbrook effect”and the data is devastating: since he joined the team, they have not won again in NBA 2023.
Clippers live the “Westbrook effect”
The debut took place last Friday, February 24, in a game that went to double overtime and that they lost at home against Sacramento Kings by 175-176; three days later, on Monday the 27th, in another duel that lasted until extra time, they lost to the leader of the West, Denver Nuggetsby 124-134.
And on Tuesday the 28th, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles to face The Minnesota Timberwolvesbeing defeated by 101-108, suffering his third straight loss with Westbrook on the team. For the worse, his next game, this Thursday, will be at the home of the Warriors.
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