Russell Westbrook was struggling, two quarters away from his scoring explosion. Joffrey Lauvergne was in the middle of his.
With each of his three 3-pointers, the crowd at the Pepsi Center groaned as if to say “where was this a year ago?” It didn't exist. In two seasons in Denver, Lauvergne made just 16 3-point field goals.
After scoring a season-high 15 points for the Thunder in its 132-129 overtime win against Denver on Friday, Lauvergne upped his made 3-pointers this season to 14.
There was a question of how the Thunder would compensate for the loss of not just Kevin Durant's offense, but also Serge Ibaka's.