Russell Westbrook crafting 1 of NBA's greatest seasons
Russell Westbrook crafting 1 of NBA's greatest seasons
ATLANTA (AP) — Russell Westbrook floated off the man he was covering, anticipated the pass into the lane and slipped back to pick it off.
[...] he sped off the other way, with only a single defender able to get back and Victor Oladipo serving as wingman.
At about the 3-point line, Westbrook whipped a bounce pass toward his teammate, who took it from there for a layup.
With that, Westbrook earned his 10th assist and another triple-double.
The Oklahoma City star is working on one of the greatest seasons in NBA history, having already piled up 11 triple-doubles in the Thunder's first 22 games.
More impressively, Westbrook is averaging 31 points, 11.3 assists and 10.9 rebounds through more than a quarter of the season.
[...] Westbrook was helping his team in other ways — crashing the boards and looking for the open man, giving him seven rebounds and eight assists by halftime.
Atlanta rallied down the stretch, but Westbrook helped preserve the victory.