Thunder uses potential assists to measure ball movement

One of Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook's jobs is to get the ball to teammates for good shots. [AP Photo/Paul Battaglia]MINNEAPOLIS – Thunder coach Billy Donovan’s eyes first scan for the opponent’s 3-pointers and his team’s assists when he picks up a stat sheet.

Over the course of the Thunder’s 3-game winning streak, he must have been pleased with what he saw. OKC averaged 30 assists per game.

“Generally when you see a high number of assists, that’s usually a good thing,” Donovan said. “But for me, I think that generating good shots is really critical, and in essence it comes down to every game who can generate the better shots. The team that can generate the better shots is generally…