Russell Westbrook bounced back from a couple of bad performances and led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a win over the Portland Trail Blazers with a dominant display of talent. Damian Lillard exploded for 25 points in the third quarter and two fans hit half-court shots for $20,000 in Oklahoma.
Russ with a huge rejection
The Oklahoma City Thunder managed to cut Portland’s playoff lead in half with a 120-108 victory and Russell Westbrook led them with a double-double of 33 points and 11 assists. Although he dominated offensively, Westbrook’s block on Damian Lillard was the top play of the night, check it out here.
Russell Westbrook's emphatic rejection earns tonight's #KiaTopPlay! #ThunderUp #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/HTf4APwkSs
— NBA (@NBA) April 20, 2019
Lillard catches fire in OKC
The Portland Trail Blazers failed to get to a 3-0 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the opening round of the playoffs despite Damian Lillard’s effort in the third quarter, during which he exploded for 25 points. The Blazers even scored 43 points in that quarter but it wasn’t enough to beat the Thunder again.
Dame Lillard catches fire in OKC, going for 25 3rd quarter PTS! #RipCity #NBAPlayoffs
📺: @ESPNNBA pic.twitter.com/SBwmC3M45r
— NBA (@NBA) April 20, 2019
Siakam with a big display
The Toronto Raptors recovered from an early loss to the Orlando Magic with a couple of wins and Pascal Siakam led all the players with playoff career-high 30 points and 11 boards.
🌶️ @pskills43 drops a #NBAPlayoffs career-high 30 PTS, helping the @Raptors go up 2-1 in the series! #WeTheNorth
Game 4: Sunday (4/21), 7pm/et, TNT pic.twitter.com/jsbWaviGAe
— NBA (@NBA) April 20, 2019
A couple of half-court bombs
It is rather unusual to see two fans hit a half-court shot to claim the prize but that happened in Oklahoma as these two lucky guys earned $20,000 each. Here you can see how accurate they were and the reaction from the crowd.
Wow. TWO fans hit half-court shots for $20,000 in OKC! 😱💸
(Via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/VIxxsz1AZt
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 20, 2019
Batoon on Porzingis
Megan Batoon, an American actress, dancer, and choreographer, posted a funny tweet about the Dallas Mavericks’ Kristaps Porzingis, saying that his name sounds less like an NBA player and more like a Harry Potter spell. We don’t know how Porzingis will react to this but he will surely be amused with the tweet.
https://twitter.com/meganbatoon/status/1119472081010225152
