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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook
Christian Post Report – The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to complete their season series sweep against the Los Angeles Lakers when they meet at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in the NBA. The game will commence on March 24, 2015, and tip-off is at 8 p.m. ET.
Oklahoma is trying to secure the last spot in the Western Conference playoff picture, as they are currently eighth in the group and hold a 2.5-game advantage on the Phoenix Suns.
The Thunder are on a three-game win streak as they have beaten the Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat at home. In those games, Russell Westbrook has continued to make his case as the league MVP as he averaged 28 points per game while pulling down eight rebounds and dishing out close to 14 assists a game. With the absence of key players such as Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka, the electrifying point guard has carried the load and his teammates have responded to the big task they are given.
As for the Lakers, they are officially out of the playoffs and are now essentially fighting to avoid the bottom of the West. They are currently sporting a 18-50 record and only lead the Minnesota Timberwolves by 3.5 games.
L.A. broke their four game losing streak with a big 101-87 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Jeremy Lin broke out in that game as he scored 29 points while shooting 10-of-16 from the field. He also pulled down five rebounds and five assists as the Lakers outplayed the young Sixers squad. In that win, the Lakers scored 48 percent from the field while out-rebounding the Sixers 52-39.
However, things will be different as they face Oklahoma City, as shown by their 108-101 and 104-103 losses at Staples Center.
In OKC’s win earlier this month, newcomers DJ Augustin and Enes Kanter performed well scoring 18 and 16, respectively. Nick Collison and Jeremy Lamb also provided a spark off the bench as the Thunder won even without Westbrook in the lineup.
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Source : Christian Post