The Oklahoma City Thunder (42 - 18) defeated the Sacramento Kings (24 - 34) 131 - 116 at Sleep Train Arena on Monday. Russell Westbrook nearly registered a triple - double in by the end of the first half, and followed through to complete the feat for his ninth of the season, trailing only the Golden State Warriors Draymond Green, for most in the NBA. Westbrook finished with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists on 6 - of - 8 shooting, in the all around dominant performance. Kevin Durant was not far behind his counterpart after registering 27 points, 10 rebounds and six assists on 8 - of - 17 shooting, which led all Thunder scorers in the contest. Enes Kanter was on the receiving end of many of Westbrook's dimes and was the definition of perfect shooting, as he scored 23 points on 11 - of - 11 shooting in 25 minutes off the bench. Scoring was not an issue for the Thunder, and their only issue on the defensive end was containing DeMarcus Cousins, who was a force in the paint. Oklahoma City tends to struggle on the defensive end of the floor though, but when the offense clicks and leads to 131 points, few teams will be able to keep up. The Thunder continue their west coast road trip when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers (38 - 20) in the first game of a difficult back - to - back on Wednesday. Heading into Monday, point guard Rajon Rondo (hand) was listed as questionable, followed by doubtful, but still ended up starting and finishing the game. Rondo almost matched Westbrook with a triple - double, falling one rebound shy of the achievement, and finished with 11 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists in 36 minutes. The NBA leading assists per game guard caused some slight controversy at the end of the first half, as he stalled the inbound pass on back - to - back possessions, which led to to two delay of game calls that send Kevin Durant to the free throw line for two easy buckets. DeMarcus Cousins added to the heated matchup after he got tangled up with Durant in the first quarter, as the two all - stars needed to be separated before anything escalated too quickly. Cousins led all scorers to the tune of 35 points, to go along with 12 rebounds and three assists. Sacramento is slipping further away from a playoff spot after dropping their third straight game and currently sit 5 games back of the Houston Rockets from the Houston Rockets for the 8 - seed in the Western Conference. The Kings will look to bounce back when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies (34 - 24) on Wednesday.
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