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Russell Westbrook has gone full supernova

by Ethan Rothstein
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NBA playoffs schedule: Roy Hibbert, Russell Westbrook star as Thunder, Pacers take Game 2
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The Thunder's mercurial point guard has wrested the spotlight away from his MVP teammate through sheer force of will and with absurd amounts of intensity. Just look at this.

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