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Isaiah Thomas Says Russell Westbrook Was Harder to Guard Than Kyrie Irving and Steph Curry

Thomas said the toughest matchup of his career was Oklahoma City’s Westbrook. “When he was faster, stronger, jumped higher than everybody, getting triple doubles, that was probably the most difficult player I had to guard,” Thomas said, adding Westbrook had a “height advantage, same speed, and jumped higher.” “We had our battles, but that was a tough cover.”