SALT LAKE CITY — By now, the big question to be answered in the Utah-Oklahoma City series, is “What's up with Russell Westbrook?”
The man who is the NBA’s reigning MVP, who earlier this month became the first NBA player with back-to-back triple-double seasons, has not made his usual impact so far in the best-of-seven series, which the Jazz lead 2-1 after Saturday’s 115-102 victory.
After opening with a solid 29-point game in OKC’s Game 1 win over Utah, albeit on 10-of-25 shooting, Westbrook has been relatively quiet in the two Thunder losses, scoring 19 and 14, points, respectively, well under his season average of 25.