The Thunder's lead against the Hawks had stretched out to double digits, but during the early fourth-quarter timeout, Russell Westbrook bounced off the bench, ice packs on his knees, with a smile and a message.
“Bust their (expletive),” Westbrook repeated with every congratulatory hand slap.
The Thunder wasn't finished.
In the Thunder's 124-109 win against the Hawks on Friday, its top-ranked defense occasionally started chain reactions that would have made Andre Roberson proud, but its offense finished possessions that put some of its offensive execution this season to shame.
• The Thunder set a season-high for 3-pointers made (18).