SAN ANTONIO -- It was a month made in schedule hell, with back-to-backs, three games in four nights, thousands of miles of travel, only three games at home and, worst of all, almost all games against really good teams.
But even with one game to go -- at the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday -- the Oklahoma City Thunder have survived January. They sit 7-7 for the month, and at 28-20 overall, are sixth in the Western Conference. Russell Westbrook is still averaging a triple-double, and his MVP candidacy is alive and well.