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Russell Westbrook returned to the Los Angeles Clippers <\/a>lineup after he missed 12 matches due to a fractured left hand Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Westbrook scored 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting. He added four rebounds and seven assists in the 133-116 defeat to the Indiana Pacers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russell fractured his hand against the Washington Wizards on March 1 and underwent surgery to repair the injury three days later, taking away a key player from the Clippers\u2019 squad. Westbrook averages 11.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists this season. The Clippers put Westbrook in reserve after the team bought James Harden in a trade on Nov.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Clippers were .500 in Westbrook\u2019s absence and were fresh off a 121-107 defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving that pace and having energy on the floor, it\u2019s definitely infectious,\u201d head coach Ty Lue said ahead of Monday\u2019s game. \u201cWe need that pop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lue said Russell Westbrook is not on any minute restriction because he maintained his cardiovascular conditioning while out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clippers\u2019 Russell Westbrook recovers from fractured hand against Pacers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Russell Westbrook returned to the Los Angeles Clippers lineup after he missed 12 matches due to a fractured left hand Monday night. Westbrook scored 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting. He added four rebounds and seven assists in the 133-116 defeat to the Indiana Pacers.  Russell fractured his hand against the Washington Wizards on March 1 and underwent surgery to repair the injury three days later, taking away a key player from the Clippers\u2019 squad. Westbrook averages 11.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists this season. The Clippers put Westbrook in reserve after the team bought James Harden in a trade on Nov.1. The Clippers were .500 in Westbrook\u2019s absence and were fresh off a 121-107 defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. \u201cHaving that pace and having energy on the floor, it\u2019s definitely infectious,\u201d head coach Ty Lue said ahead of Monday\u2019s game. \u201cWe need that pop.\u201d Lue said Russell Westbrook is not on any minute restriction because he maintained his cardiovascular conditioning while out. 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