On Thursday night, the Sacramento Kings played the Portland Trail Blazers in Oregon.
The Kings lost by a score of 134-133.
Russell Westbrook finished with 20 points, three rebounds and ten assists while shooting 8/11 from the field in 35 minutes of playing time.
NBA Fans React To Russell Westbrook’s Performance In Kings-Trail Blazers Game
Here’s what people were saying about Westbrook:
@KingsLeadSM: “Confusing foul by Westbrook there. Flagrant in a turning point of a game for no reason.”
@ginisangpepe: “Why Westbrook on the bench?”
@cubby_tm: “Westbrook does not deserve this cruel fate of playing on the kings”
@MrBuckBuckNBA: “Russell Westbrook makes the tough rainbow jumper over his former Wizards teammate, Deni Avdija”
Kings Nation: “Russell Westbrook stays in the lane on the break and lays it up ????”
Russell Westbrook stays in the lane on the break and lays it up ????pic.twitter.com/2BPAgiQb4I
— Kings Nation (@KingsNationCP) December 19, 2025
Westbrook had come into the night with averages of 13.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 43.2% from the field and 35.9% from three-point range in 26 games.
The nine-time NBA All-Star is in his first season playing for Sacramento.
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The Kings dropped to 6-21 in 27 games, which has them as the 13th seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a four-game losing streak (and 3-13 in 16 games on the road).
On Saturday night, the Kings will host the Trail Blazers.
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As for the Trail Blazers, they improved to 11-16 in 27 games, which has them as the 10th seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak (and 5-6 in 11 games at home).
Westbrook was the fourth pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of UCLA.
The future Hall of Famer has also had stints with the OKC Thunder, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets over 18 seasons.
His career averages are 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 43.9% from the field and 30.7% from three-point range in 1,263 games.