HOUSTON – He might not have the most accurate jump shot, the most precise handles or the most pure skill in the NBA, but Russell Westbrook has one attribute that no one can outdo: he has the ability to play harder, with more heart, than anyone in the league.
Westbrook squared up in front of James Harden possession after possession midway through the fourth quarter, stymieing the Houston Rockets’ 2018 MVP candidate by getting into him, poking the ball away and even coming up with a steal on a pair of inbounds passes intended for Harden.