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The Chicago imports sat on the end of the bench in amazement.

It's not like Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott have been playing in Rapid City. They've been playing for the Bulls, in the United Center, in rough and tumble games against the best the NBA has to offer.

And still, when Russell Westbrook did what Russell Westbrook does — take over the game and take it over in style — the newest Thunder members were stunned.

“Man, that was crazy,” McDermott said of Westbrook's signature play Sunday night, a hammer dunk shot over New Orleans' DeMarcus Cousins that gave the Thunder some breathing room and fouled out Cousins.