On Monday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder picked up a 120-111 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. The five players below had the top performances of the game.
Paul George - OKC Thunder
Talk about a season, and talk about a night. George achieved 47 points, as part of a triple-double stat line! The NBA All-Star also pulled in 12 rebounds and dished out 10 assists as his team got the win.
What a night in OKC.
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 12, 2019
Paul George: 47 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST
Russell Westbrook: 21 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/Wit4qnTjHx
Russell Westbrook - OKC Thunder
It wasn't just one triple-double for the Thunder, but two! Russell Westbrook continued his impressive streak of them with another on Monday. This time he recorded 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists in the victory. It was a history-making achievement, as it was his 10th straight, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain's streak of nine in a row!
HISTORIC #TripleDoubleAlert:
— NBA (@NBA) February 12, 2019
18 PTS
13 REB
10 AST#RussellWestbrook records his 10th straight triple-double, passing Wilt Chamberlain (9) for the longest streak in @NBAHistory. #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/E86y1zN3cu
Damian Lillard - Portland Trail Blazers
Damian Lillard did his best to keep Portland alive in this one. He finished with 31 points, seven rebounds, six assists, two steals, and a block in the losing effort.
DAMIAN LILLARD pic.twitter.com/0VLbar4K1Q
— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) February 12, 2019
Jake Layman - Portland Trail Blazers
The Blazers got some help off the bench from small forward Jake Layman. He shot 5-of-7 including a 2-of-3 rate from downtown to get 17 points. Layman also had four rebounds and four blocks in the effort.
Jake Layman gets under the defender for the dunk STREAM https://t.co/XdLRBENPFZ #ripcity pic.twitter.com/UZdibUSaHL
— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) February 12, 2019
Raymond Felton - OKC Thunder
While most of the story for OKC's win was their two stars getting triple-doubles, they had a few other players chip in. That included Raymond Felton, who came off the bench to play 21 minutes. He'd finish with 15 points, two steals, a rebound, and an assist to contribute to the win.
💪Ray Felton off the bench in first half.
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) February 12, 2019
6/7 for 15 points. pic.twitter.com/fW4lIxiyfB