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Charles Curtis

The stats proved Russell Westbrook’s criticism of Patrick Beverley wrong

The Houston Rockets made a statement on Wednesday night by taking down the Los Angeles Clippers (who might be getting Paul George back soon) 102-93.

After the contest, Russell Westbrook took a shot at Patrick Beverley, who he has some history with over the years.

“Pat Bev trick y’all, man, like he playing defense,” Westbrook told reporters after the contest, “He don’t guard nobody, man. He just running around, doing nothing.”

He pointed out that his Rockets teammate James Harden scored 47 points, which is all fine and convenient when you look at the box score.

But how many times was Beverley the one defending Harden?

There’s an answer for that and it proves Westbrook wrong:

What did Beverley say when he was informed about Westbrook’s comments? From ESPN:

“Don’t start that, don’t start that,” Beverley told ESPN as he exited the Clippers’ locker room. “I don’t care about that.”

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