OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook vowed to be better in Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers, and with 33 points on 11-of-22 shooting and 11 assists in a 120-108 win Friday night, he followed through.
"Man of his word," Paul George said. "He came out, he led, we got behind him and he put us on his back."
After losing Games 1 and 2 in Portland to fall into an 0-2 hole, the Thunder were backed into a virtual must-win as the series turned back to OKC. Westbrook set a tone early with his trademark intensity, but cranked it to another level as the Thunder built a lead in the third quarter.