OKLAHOMA CITY -- With an emphatic 124-107 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, the Oklahoma City Thunder have won six straight games and 12 of their past 15. They've turned around an 8-12 start to move to 20-15, good for fifth in the West and only a couple of games back of fourth.
At the heart of their long-awaited transformation to an apparently good team has been the reigning MVP, Russell Westbrook, who plastered the Raptors for 30 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists, and is averaging 30 points per game on 56 percent shooting during their winning streak.