Russell Westbrook briefly missed some time after suffering a facial injury late in Friday night loss at Portland. Westbrook took an accidental knee to the temple area of the left side of his face. He recorded a triple double against the Trailblazers which was is third in a row. Oklahoma City were able to win in Los Angeles against the Lakers without him. Russell Westbrook returned to action Wednesday night at home against Philadelphia. The rebuilding 76ers took the Thunder to overtime. Westbrook scored a career high 49 points to go along with 16 rebounds and 10 assist. He led Oklahoma to a 123-118 victory. Even prior to the 4 game triple double streak, Westbrook entered the MVP talk with Stephen Curry and James Harden. Kevin Durant has missed several games this season and Oklahoma with R. Westbrook holding the fort down has helped OKC overtake New Orleans for the 8th and final Western Conference playoff spot. There's obviously work still to be done for the Thunder to secure a playoff berth. However where would this team be without Westbrook ? If Durant can return healthy obviously Oklahoma City would be a dangerous 8th or 7th seed in the Western Conference come playoff time. The Thunder have been trying get back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. No better time than the present, stay tuned.
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