Russell Westbrook and the Washington Wizards have struggled mightily this year as Russ and Bradley Beal always seem to score a ton of points, but the defense continues to be suspect. Fortunately for the Wizards, they played an even worse team on the defensive end on Sunday: the Brooklyn Nets. The game was nothing short of a miracle, as the Wizards won 149-146 all while scoring eight points in the final eight seconds, including a three-point game-winner from Westbrook.
Immediately following the game, Westbrook was asked about the huge game-winner and what was going through the team's head as the game was coming to a close. As Westbrook noted, everyone was keeping an even keel, and that he is proud of what the team was able to accomplish with the game on the line.
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"All that matters is that we get a win and we fought through the night, man," Westbrook said. There are so much ups and downs with our team right now and tonight we got a win. That's all that matters."
The Wizards are still at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings although if they can sure up their defense, this is a squad that is always ready to explode on the offensive end. Westbrook and Beal seem locked in, so perhaps a quick rally could be in store.
