Julius Jones faced death for a crime he maintains he didn't commit. Blake Griffin and Russell Westbrook led a group of players trying to help save him.
The Rockets' Russell Westbrook had 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting in Sunday's Game 2 loss to the Lakers. "I've got to look at film and figure out how to be effective," he said.
Though the Houston Rockets are known for their offensive output, it was their defense that got the job done against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. "We're here. We're not going [anywhere]," Houston's Russell Westbrook said.
Russell Westbrook has a strained right quadriceps hasn't played in the tied series against the Thunder, but he was upgraded to questionable for Wednesday's Game 5.
Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said Tuesday that Russell Westbrook's strained right quadriceps is healing, but the team does not have a specific timetable for his return.
Rockets guard Russell Westbrook is expected to miss at least the start of Houston's first-round playoff series because of a strained right quad muscle, sources confirmed to ESPN. His return will depend on how he responds to treatment, sources said.
