LOS ANGELES -- Russell Westbrook summarized his assessment of the Oklahoma City Thunder's 120-98 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in five words.
"Just wasn't ready to play," he said.
When asked why, Westbrook wasn't exactly enlightening.
"I don't know," he said.
You don't know?
"I don't know," he said. "Plain and simple."
Well then.
Without Steven Adams, who was sidelined with a concussion, the Thunder looked lost from tipoff, struggling to defend the ball as the Clippers piled up points in the paint, slicing apart the Thunder's defense.