Three sequels, Westbrook`s triple-doubles and a triumph for the ACS
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Oklahoma City beat Philadelphia as a 119:117 guest in maybe the most epic match this season in the NBA. For this purpose, Thunder needed three more sequels, as well as Russell Westbrook`s tenth triple double since the beginning of the campaign. After the final outcome of this match both teams have the same balance - 14 wins and 14 losses. Westbrook played 52 minutes, scored 27 points, took 18 rebounds, made 15 assists, mistaken 6 times, took 2 balls of his rivals and missed 23 firing games - 10/33. More interestingly, only three of his omissions were from the troika and the other 20 came in the 2-point attempts. In addition, Thunder`s star failed in seven shots from the penalty line, where he finished 5/12.
`This time Russ has received more support from the newly-attracted stars of the team - Paul George and Carmelo Anthony. Both were desperate in the previous ACS match according sport-tips against Indiana when they finished with 12 points and today they again had the same asset but significantly higher. The wings made 24 points, with Melo firing 10/13 for 2 points, and George scored 5/11 of the three.
Veteran Raymond Felton gave good minutes from the bench with 14 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, but none of the other players scored 10 points. Thunder scored 42. 9% of his trophy trials - 15/35. Joel Embyd scored 34 points, picked up 8 rebounds, made 6 assists and added 2 umbrellas and 7 mistakes, playing the 49-minute career. Ben Simmons was on the field for 52 minutes and stayed close to a triple-double with 12 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds, but unlike Westbrook shoots only 10 times to finish with 60% success for 2 points - 6/10. The victory was seventeen for Thunder against this rival. This is the longest active NBA series currently active.
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