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Saturday, February 18, 2017
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Oklahoma City Thunder dynamo Russell Westbrook (0) drives to the basket during their NBA clash against the New York Knicks on Wednesday.AP
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OKLAHOMA – Russell Westbrook closed out the first half in familiar fashion: with a triple-double and a win.
Westbrook scored 38 points and posted his 27th triple-double of the season to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks, 116-105, on Wednesday night.
Westbrook moved into sole possession of third place for the most triple-doubles in a season, behind Oscar Robertson’s 41 in 1961-62 and Wilt Chamberlain’s 31 in 1967-68. The star guard had 14 rebounds and 12 assists in the 64th triple-double of his career.
”The respect is obvious, man,” Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said. ”It’s a mutual respect. Russell is like family to me. I love to see him out there doing what he is doing. I hope he can continue to do that throughout the rest of the season.”
Westbrook enjoyed heading into the All-Star break on a good note.
”You want to have a good feeling, good taste in your mouth going into the break, and then make sure you come back ready to play,” he said.
Anthony had 30 points for the Knicks after being selected to the All-Star Game as an injury replacement for Cleveland’s Kevin Love earlier in the night. Derrick Rose scored 25 and Courtney Lee added 16.
Westbrook clinched his triple-double on a rebound with about seven minutes left in the third quarter. (AP)
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