Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has dazzled since returning from his third knee surgery since last April, but the team hasn't fully unleashed the 25-year-old yet.
His overstuffed stat sheets mask the kid gloves with which he's been handled. He's averaged 22 points, 7.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 steals in his 10 games back, despite seeing just 26.8 minutes a night.
The three-time All-NBA performer should apparently be cherishing these moments. They'll come even fewer and further between down the stretch.
OKC's remaining schedule is clustered with back-to-back sets. The youthful Thunder plan to approach them the same way an aging contender would—with a maintenance plan in place.
Randy Renner of NBA.com has the details:
The Oklahoma City Thunder's closing schedule is heavy with back-to-back sets, six of them over the last month of the season, and Thunder head coach Scott Brooks on Saturday said once again that point guard Russell Westbrook will not play in both games of "some" of those sets.
"We have a plan in place" as to which games Westbrook wi ...
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OKC Thunder Will Be Periodically Resting Russell Westbrook Down the Stretch
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