These two teams have a lot of history against each other. Playing each other two times in the Western Conference Finals and the series is tied 1-1, so it’s obvious this christmas day matchup would be good. Both teams were missing their best players and starting small-forwards, in Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard.
Russell Westbrook showed that realistically, he can lead a team, but he will also take most the shots. He finished the night with 34 points and 11 assists. 4 other Thunder players were in double figures, and the San Antonio Spurs really had no answer for Russell Westbrook. They LITERALLY didn’t have an answer, as a reporter asked Greg Popovich what they are going to do to stop Russell Westbrook “I don’t know.” He was a headache for the difference.
The San Antonio Spurs had the lead halfway through the 4th quarter, but some turnovers and a massive poster by Steven Adams, stopped the Spurs from winning this game.
There was really no stopping Russell Westbrook tonight, and everyone knew it. Merry Christmas for the Oklahoma City Thunder who pick up a win against a conference rival on their climb up into the playoff standings.
