Russell Westbrook had another big day, although it was the help of his teammates that made a difference on Christmas Day.
Steven Adams and Enes Kanter also had strong showings for the Oklahoma City Thunder, as they earned a 112-100 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Westbrook finished with 31 points, and although he struggled with his shot (11-of-25 from the field), he was more than happy to distribute the ball with 15 assists.
He also added this impressive block in the first half on Karl-Anthony Towns, via NBA on ESPN:
Adams was the beneficiary of a lot of those passes, totaling 22 points, just short of his career high of 24. Kanter was a difference-maker off the bench as well with 20 points, four rebounds and four assists.
Fred Katz of the Norman Transcript provided an interesting note on the big men:
Towns did his part for Minnesota with 26 points and eight rebounds and a few quality dunks. Shea Serrano of The Ringer gave his thoughts on the talented big man:
Andrew Wiggins added 23 points, but poor defense from the entir ...
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