In case you haven’t been paying attention of late, it’s become essentially impossible to hear Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook‘s name without hearing some sort of connection to Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard. Part of this is because the two have had a rivalry dating back to Westbrook’s days with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
This was even heightened when the two faced off in the opening round of the 2019 playoffs, as many were seeking to use that matchup as proof of which player is the better point guard between the two.