"Tables turned, lesson learned, my best look / You jumped sides on me, now you 'bout to meet Westbrook," Kendrick Lamar rapped on "The Heart Part 4."
No one quite knew how Russell Westbrook would respond his first season captaining Oklahoma City without Kevin Durant. We could only guess and hypothesize.
He had the stage and spotlight to himself, a full shot clock to himself, and—most importantly—a green light to not share with others. But at some point, wouldn't he hit a wall, run out of gas and succumb to the stacked odds?