OKLAHOMA CITY -- On his 29th birthday, Russell Westbrook took the floor with some extra flash, sporting a pair of striking, blaze-orange shoes bright enough to light the entire arena if the lights went out.
His first half didn't match the neon Jordan 10s, though, with a muted nine points on 2-of-10 shooting featuring a series of missed jumpers, including an air ball. As the horn sounded at halftime immediately following an awkward turnover, Westbrook shook his head and clapped his hands together. He returned 15 minutes later fresh with new footwear, a pair of black-and-blue Jordans, the blaze-orange ones presumably in a trash can at the bottom of Lake Hefner.