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Even Russell Westbrook can’t believe how good he is

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by Ricky O'Donnell
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Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

Russell Westbrook is taking no prisoners against the Portland Trail Blazers in the season opener. The Thunder star is dominating the game on both ends of the floor, powering OKC's offense without Kevin Durant while smothering Damian Lillard on defense. As you can tell by the shrug, even Westbrook is having a hard time believing how dialed in he is on this night.

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