{"id":25753,"date":"2023-04-10T05:36:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T05:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/this-gonna-be-fun-nba-fans-are-in-heaven-as-suns-faceoff-clippers-setting-up-russell-westbrook-versus-kevin-durant-matchup\/"},"modified":"2023-04-10T05:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T05:36:24","slug":"this-gonna-be-fun-nba-fans-are-in-heaven-as-suns-faceoff-clippers-setting-up-russell-westbrook-versus-kevin-durant-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/this-gonna-be-fun-nba-fans-are-in-heaven-as-suns-faceoff-clippers-setting-up-russell-westbrook-versus-kevin-durant-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis gonna be fun\u201d- NBA fans are in heaven as Suns faceoff Clippers setting up Russell Westbrook versus Kevin Durant matchup\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"3918166\" data-slug-id=\"1464926\">\n<p>Russell Westbrook and his LA Clippers are headed to the playoffs. They will meet the Phoenix Suns in the opening round of the postseason and basketball fans will finally be able to watch Westbrook play against Kevin Durant, his former teammate.<\/p>\n<p>Both players are very competitive and have had several amazing matchups. However, they&#8217;ve never faced each other in the playoffs, which is what makes the upcoming matchup very unique.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Westbrook was acquired by the Clippers in February and has played 20 games for them. Durant, on the other hand, has appeared in only eight games for the Suns due to his injuries.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>NBA fans are excited for the first-ever playoff duel between Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant<\/h2>\n<p>Westbrook and Durant played together for the OKC Thunder and nearly won the NBA Finals in 2012. They had a great run together, but Durant joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/golden-state-warriors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> in 2016, shattering their dreams of a championship.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the two have faced each other 11 times, with Westbrook winning six matchups. However, their next duel is going to be incredible as the stakes are very high.<\/p>\n<p>Many basketball fans think that the matchup is going to be fun.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve been waiting for it ever since KD joined the Warriors, and it&#8217;s finally happening.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed hidden-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BleacherReport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@BleacherReport<\/a> I\u2019ve been waiting and hoping for this since the summer of 2016. Clippers in 6!!!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BleacherReport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@BleacherReport<\/a> I\u2019ve been waiting and hoping for this since the summer of 2016. Clippers in 6!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some, however, believe that both Westbrook and Durant are way past their primes. A matchup between the two would have been fun five years ago, according to one fan.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Westbrook hasn&#8217;t done a fantastic job with the Clippers when it comes to fourth quarters. Due to this, Tyronn Lue has benched him several times.<\/p>\n<p>You may be interested in reading: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/news-the-west-shaking-seeing-this-nba-fans-awe-la-lakers-role-players-carry-victory-suns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">&#8220;The west is shaking seeing this&#8221;- NBA fans in awe of LA Lakers role players who carry them to victory against the Suns<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some fans believe that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/kevin-durant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Kevin Durant<\/a> will be much better since the veteran point guard will spend the fourth quarter on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of NBA fans are hyped because they know the history between the two. This is the perfect time for Westbrook to get his revenge.<\/p>\n<p>Some Twitter users pointed out how Russell Westbrook has always played well against Kevin Durant. He&#8217;s averaged 28.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game against his former teammate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed hidden-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BleacherReport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@BleacherReport<\/a> Russ bouta average 40-15-10 this entire series, he always turn up against KD<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude2d\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/1f62d.png\"\/><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/1f62d.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/1f62d.png?w=720 720w ,https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/1f62d.png?w=840 840w, https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/1f62d.png?w=1200 1200w , https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/1f62d.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 720w,(max-width: 420px) 840w,(max-width: 600px) 1200w, 1920w\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude2d\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/1f62d.png\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2018%2018%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BleacherReport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@BleacherReport<\/a> Russ bouta average 40-15-10 this entire series, he always turn up against KD\ud83d\ude2d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite never playing against each other in the playoffs, the two stars have had many fantastic duels in the past. Because of this, fans expect both of them to be very competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Some social media users even consider the Suns-Clippers matchup to be the best matchup of the first round.<\/p>\n<p>If Kevin Durant is 100% healthy, there is no doubt that the Suns are favorites to win the matchup. Their super team is amazing and they&#8217;re much better than their record shows.<\/p>\n<p>You may be interested in reading: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/get-jewelry-chris-broussard-suggests-russell-westbrook-focus-one-thing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">\u201cGet your jewelry!\u201d- Chris Broussard suggests Russell Westbrook to focus on one thing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Clippers also have several fantastic players. 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