On Friday night, the Denver Nuggets played the Oklahoma City Thunder (at home) for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series. The Nuggets won by a score of 1

Westbrook has never been considered a great defender. In fact, critics have accused him of gambling a lot or even cutting possessions short to leave his man and go after defensive rebounds. Some feel he does the latter to merely pad his rebounding stats.

Nuggets star Russell Westbrook opened up about the role he has played for the team during their playoff run this year.