Prior to Monday night, it had been a while since Russell Westbrook broke out his infamous ‘Rockabye Baby’ move but the point guard dusted it off against the Portland Trail Blazers.
With the Thunder up by 14 points in the second quarter, Westbrook caught the ball in the post, took a few dribbles, turned and fired it up over C.J. McCollum.
Westbrook likely felt the celebration was warranted as it appeared to be a rather tough shot attempt as he scored over a solid defender in McCollum.
The Thunder and Trail Blazers have had some heated battles as division rivals over the years but it has been Oklahoma City that has dominated the series so far this season, holding a 2-0 advantage.
Back on Jan. 22, it was Trail Blazers guard Evan Turner that used Westbrook’s move against him so Westbrook was surely happy to return to favor against Portland on Monday.
The Thunder led 68-49 at halftime.
