As Russell Westbrook sat out for two months while recovering from knee surgery last season, he watched Kevin Durant emerge as a leader. Westbrook said two things stood out most about the way Durant picked up the slack for him -- the stream of victories and the way Durant showed confidence in his teammates who also had to take on more significant roles. In Oklahoma City's first preseason action since learning that Durant would be out with a Jones fracture in his right foot, Westbrook showed that same kind of confidence in his teammates and got similar results. He had 14 points and 12 assists in three quarters as the Thunder beat the Grizzlies 117-107 on Tuesday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400583967
