After an uneven start that garnered no shortage of criticism in every direction, Russell Westbrook played like the superstar the Lakers acquired him to be over the past several games. After shooting just 42.7% from the field with a box plus-minus in the negative (-4.7) in his first 15 games as a Laker, Westbrook has reached another gear over the team’s last 10 games (prior to their loss to the Grizzlies).
The veteran out of UCLA is averaging a near double-double (21.9 points, 9.2 assists) over that stretch while shooting 48.8% from the field and 35.