Russell Westbrook Says OKC Thunder Need to Get Better

Russell Westbrook acknowledged that his team needs to improve in order to get over the hump and win a title. From the Oklahoman: “What did they do differently against you? ‘They just attacked the ball. They did a good job of attacking us on the pick and roll and attacking the ball and making it tough.’ In the end, did it come down to defense for Miami winning this championship? ‘They just found a way to win. I don’t think our guys came out and didn’t want to defend. It’s just unfortunate for us and I know how hard our guys worked on this team to get better to try to stop them. I don’t know what it came down to but they just were the better team.’ Near the end, you, Kevin Durant and James Harden were standing in the corner. What were you guys discussing at that point? ‘Just we’ve got to get better. We hugged each other to embrace this feeling and remember this feeling. We kind of looked around. We’ve got to get better. We’ve got to be the guys that come back and push. We’ve got to get better so we find a way to get back here.'”