"I have a lot of respect for Russell Westbrook, and I also hope he can reunite with Durant in the Finals. That way, they can lie on the couch together, drink beer, and watch us perform in the Finals."
"Russell played pretty well tonight. At the very least, he played better than Dion Waiters. What? Waiters' shooting percentage was actually higher than Russell's today?"
"What? You're asking why I'm not tired at all after playing on the second night of a back-to-back? Why should I be tired? Just because you want me to be?"
Sure enough, during the postgame sideline interviews and press conference, Link was no longer gentle with the reporters.
In fact, Link had already heard plenty of rumors that Westbrook was closing in on Player of the Month.
At first, when he saw that Westbrook had put up nearly a triple-double average for an entire month, Link had been somewhat worried.
Going bald was no big deal, but Link hated losing. Especially losing to an archrival like Bill Simmons.
But after personally facing Westbrook in this game, Link felt that the pressure on him was no longer so great.
Westbrook had not gotten stronger. He was still that hotheaded fool who charged in whenever someone challenged him.
It was just that brute force could not win against every opponent.
Westbrook's performance posed no threat to Link at all. If anything, it made Link start to miss the conniving Durant.
If Durant had come to compete with him for Player of the Month, that might have been more convincing.
Although the Suns had also suffered a heavy defeat to the Rockets today, the Thunder still failed to climb into the top eight in the West.
Westbrook's heroic image was shattered overnight. At first, people had viewed him as