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Thunder: After 'hard road' to NBA, Semaj Christon seeks second-season strides

Russell Westbrook came barreling toward him, and Semaj Christon leapt.

It was a late afternoon in April; Westbrook had just beaten the buzzer and the Nuggets with deep 3-pointer in Denver, and he was a celebration-seeking missile. Christion nearly matched his elation — if not his elevation — on a flying chest-bump.

It was a signature moment in the Thunder's season, and rare proof that Christon could veer off his even keel.

“I mean, I get excited sometimes,” Christon said after the season. “I don't know. I feel like I do (get) excited, just not like everybody else.