Westbrook seals deal on Cousins, Pelicans

That the weight of an 82-game season would wear on him? With less than five seconds left on the clock, Solomon Hill grabbed the rebound, raced up to the court to launch a last second shot and was fouled in the act, but for some reason, IT WASN’T CALLED.

CLIPPERS 124 bt HORNETS 121, OT – Blake Griffin scored a season-high 43 points and Chris Paul had 15 points and 17 assists as Los Angeles held off Charlotte in overtime. I was not. I always expected that Westbrook would come back to life to some small extent this season.

While the Lakers did lose the game by 17, I think Laker fans got to see what they should be excited about for the remainder of the year.

Enes Kanter had 20 points and 9 rebounds, and Adams added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who won their third consecutive. All-Star Game MVP Anthony Davis supplied 39 points and 14 rebounds in the loss to the Mavericks and has averaged 34 and 11.5 in two games since Cousins arrived from Sacramento.

The 21 points is the most Westbrook has ever scored in the fourth during his career. “Tonight was the fourth quarter”.

Maybe it was the post-All-Star break glow, or maybe it was the trade-deadline additions, but Russell Westbrook was in quite a good mood after the Oklahoma City Thunder’s shootaround Friday morning.

It was the third straight win for the Thunder. That’s the story for this Thunder team going forward: It’s not really about how the players around Westbrook make him better, or the game easier, or lessen his load. If you didn’t expect this, don’t worry – no one could have.

New Orleans (23-37) is now 0-3 since acquiring Cousins in a blockbuster trade last week. He finished with four points on 2-for-12 shooting. I just play. The game will tell you what to do. With the Pelicans down four points and 1:33 remaining on the clock, Holiday had a wide open look from three-point range.

Cousins had 31 points and 10 rebounds, but played just 22 minutes. The latest spoiled DeMarcus Cousins’ best game so far in a Pelicans uniform. He hit two more on Oklahoma City’s next possession and that was enough to close out New Orleans.

Westbrook stepped up once more for the Thunder, although he did contribute another nine turnovers.

There are still signs of awkwardness even with the big two.

Not only is Cousins one of the best post players in the National Basketball Association, but he is now slotted next to another top 10 talent in Anthony Davis.