Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder saw first hand on Tuesday how the Cleveland Cavaliers look like now with the four new players they have in their lineup. Many have already given their thoughts about the new-look team and now, it was the reigning MVP's turn to chime in on the defending Eastern Conference champions' post-trade roster.
In typical Russell Westbrook fashion, he gave a very simple answer when asked to share his opinion about the Cavs. He highlighted the fact that they lost on the night, compared to when they won against them earlier just last month.
Russell Westbrook asked what differences he saw in this Cavs team versus the one OKC dropped 148 on three weeks ago: “They won this time, and we won last time.”
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) February 14, 2018
It can be recalled that back on January 20th, the Thunder visited Quicken Loans Arena and came out with a 148-124 victory. The loss was at the time the Northeast Ohio team were struggling mightily and lost 14 of 22 games. However, the tables were turned on Tuesday as the Cavs won on the Thunder's home court, 120-112, behind the impressive performances of LeBron James, J.R. Smith, and Jordan Clarkson, who all played well and helped their team win.
The Cavs have now won four straight games, and three consecutive on the road. The addition of Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr., George Hill, and Rodney Hood are proving to be a very big difference for them as they are now looking like the team that has dominated the Eastern Conference the past three years. If they continue to play at this level, Westbrook may have something different to say about them, especially once both teams meet again.
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