Stephen Curry far outshined Russel Westbrook in head-to-head matchups this season.
Sure, the two star point guards don’t defend each other every time down the court. And the rest of their teams are absolutely an aspect of their respective performances.
Curry, after all, has been buffered by three All-Stars in the first three Warriors-Thunder games and, even with Kevin Durant out with a knee injury, played Monday alongside Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. Westbrook, meanwhile, has carried the Thunder alone as he piles up triple-doubles (34 so far this season).
But comparing Curry’s impact on the Warriors’ four wins over OKC and Westbrook’s affect in those games is startling: Curry was a combined plus-68 in those four contests, while Westbrook was minus-66.