Don’t look now, but Russell Westbrook is on fire. He’s still not shooting the ball particularly well (40% on the season), but check out his February averages:
20.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 5.9 apg and 1.2
He even had his first triple-double the other night when he posted 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 ...
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