There aren’t many plus auxiliary players that help to fill in the gaps when things aren’t going well for the stars. This fate and the hands in which that fate lies has been discussed ad nauseam. Where Russell Westbrook goes so does the Oklahoma City Thunder. Westbrook, with a usage of 40%, is in complete control of the Thunder in such a way that there is little room for what Billy Donovan refers to as “slippage”.
Such was the case in tonight’s win against the Dallas Mavericks. In the first half the Thunder struggled to score and struggled to defend.