Tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN the Los Angeles Clippers (41-23) will head to Oklahoma City to face the Thunder (35-28) and their raging point guard Russell Westbrook in a high-profile Western Conference tilt that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Clippers fans can hear the action on KFWB 980, while OKC fans can catch the radio broadcast on WWLS 98.1.
Chris Paul is used to being the best point guard on the court in any game he plays, but tonight he'll be faced with Westbrook, a triple-double machine who is making a late bid to be the second straight MVP to play for the Thunder.
"It crosses my mind when we win, which is the most important thing," Westbrook said of the MVP chatter. He has registered five triple-doubles in his last six games, averaging 36.8 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.
Paul may not be able to do much tonight with Westbrook. His younger counterpart is playing the best basketball of his career, and Paul is struggling with a bruised knee that had him limping through a weak performance vs. Dallas his last time out.
"I couldn't be as aggressive as I would like to. It just shows the depth of our team," Paul said. "I've just got to be smart about it. I don't want to hurt the team, but if I can contribute and help the team, we need all the bodies we can get."
While Westbrook has piled up video game numbers in Kevin Durant's absence, Clippers center DeAndre Jordan has done similar work on the glass without Blake Griffin by his side.
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