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Russell Westbrook Dunks All Over Clint Capela to Ice Game Against Rockets

Russell Westbrook is not of this earth.

Russell Westbrook is not human. He is not of this earth. He is The Flash. He is Thing. He is a reservoir of boundless athleticism that has decided to put on a basketball jersey. He would win every Olympic track and field event if he competed. And then he would sip a hot beverage even though it was a 100 degree day.

The NBA knows this. Last night, the Rockets were reminded of it. Poor Clint Capela. It's not your fault, man. It's not you, it's him. Capela is 6-foot-10 and 240 pounds with the leaping ability that puts him in the 99th percentile of us gravity-diminished people. And against Westbrook, he never had a chance.

Look at all the things Westbrook does. Corey Brewer tries to defend him, so Westbrook runs around him, leaves him essentially frozen in time. Then he catches a pass on the run. Capela tries to jump with him. He looks like he's floating, going up and down at a rate that coincides with the laws of physics. Westbrook has no such limitations. And then he throws it down one handed—left-handed, because the dominant hand is just a mortal construction for those who do not realize you can be dominant with both.

All part of a tidy 30, 9, and 7 night for a guy who's nearly averaging a triple-double this season.