Russell Westbrook’s Historic All-Star Night Shows Climb Up NBA Superstar Ladder – Bleacher Report

Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images Regular season, playoffs, backyard pickup or 2015 NBA All-Star Game, Russell Westbrook s basketball intensity dial is always, always cranked three notches past the max. So it shouldn t have been a surprise that the Oklahoma City Thunder s powered-on point guard electrified Madison Square Garden in a 163-158 Western Conference win Sunday. His 41 points fell just one short of tying Wilt Chamberlain s record for an All-Star Game and earned him the game s MVP award: It also served as yet another reminder that Westbrook has the raw physical skill and unrelenting drive to stand out even when surrounded by the brightest stars in the NBA sky. The shots came in quick succession when Westbrook came off the Western Conference bench, and most of them fell. When a couple of quick-release triples went down, it was all the confirmation Westbrook needed to keep chucking. Anthony Slater of The Oklahoman captured Westbrook testing just how hot he was in the second qua
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