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Westbrook makes Wizards fun again, but problems persist

Through their first few games, the Washington Wizards have gotten the full Russell Westbrook experience. There’s the frantic, sometimes chaotic pace at which the 32-year-old play. There’s the way he fills up the stat sheet, with Westbrook becoming the first player to record back-to-back triple-doubles to open a season since Magic Johnson in 1982.

Perhaps most of all, they’ve seen the fierce competitor who absolutely hates to lose.

“This one is on me — [expletive] around, missing those shots,” Westbrook said Saturday after a 130-120 loss to the Orlando Magic.

Westbrook’s intensity has been on full display to start the NBA season, his first as a Wizard.