The Clippers hosted the Magic today and lost 108-113 to the Magic.
Magic stats (29-42): Markle Fultz 28 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals; Wendell Carter 27 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks; Franz Wagner 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists; Cole Anthony 18 points and 8 rebounds; Paulo Banchero 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists; Gary Harris 6 points.
Clippers stats (37-34): Paul George 30 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals; Ivica Zubac 16 points, 16 rebounds and 2 blocks; Russell Westbrook 14 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists; Marcus Morris 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals; Robert Covington 13 points and 3 steals; Mason Plumlee 8 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists; Eric Gordon 7 points and 4 assists; Trey Mann 6 points.
After the game, Wei Shao took the blame: "The responsibility for this loss tonight is on me, I started playing well, but the second half was bad, after what I did today, I can't wait to play tomorrow. Westbrook said.
Speaking about the team's three-point misses, Westbrook said: "It's more of my responsibility, my job is to break through, get teammates to get open shots, get them open threes, and I'm not good enough at that. Make sure I can do better tomorrow. ”
George: "He's one of the 75 biggest stars in league history, he's going to get through it, he knows he needs to be confident, and he knows we trust and support him. I know very well what he can bring to the team and his value to the team. He played hard, and Wilson was the person I always supported, the person I wanted to partner with every night. ”
In this game, Westbrook played 37 minutes, scoring 14 points, 5 of 14 rebounds and 9 assists.
Skip Bayless: Westbrook was once again a fourth-quarter nightmare as the Clippers led by eight points into the fourth quarter and ended up losing by five points at home. He played the full fourth quarter! He played for 37 minutes! Bringing in Wei Shao to screw up the lineup that has already worked, what is the Clippers thinking?