Those dimes from Westbrook to James were two of his 19 assists to James in the 13 games they’ve played together so far this season, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. James has only assisted Westbrook nine times this season, missing out on more opportunities in part because of the 12 games James has missed because of various injuries, a suspension and a false-positive COVID-19 test. Part of those paltry totals is surely because each player knows the other can get his own shot, so they both focus their distribution efforts elsewhere. Westbrook is averaging 8.7 assists, fourth in the league, and James is averaging 6.6, which would be 14th if he reached the minimum-games requirement.