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Anthony made his first seven shots and scored 19 points in the first quarter.

The Thunder will continue its three-game homestand when the Pelicans come to town on Sunday night.

Enes Kanter had 20 points off the bench and was a rebound short of a double-double.

In all, he contributed 41 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as OKC improved to 33-25 while New Orleans slid to 23-36.

Cousins’ 18 T’s lead the National Basketball Association this season.

While getting Cousins was likely a long-term play by the franchise, the early returns are not good. It’s weird to play this team now that they are just mediocre and we are at the top of the Northwest division (again) this year.

Overpowering superstar (Westbrook, James Harden), rim-running center who owns the paint (Adams, Dwight Howard) and a supporting cast that fills the gaps where needed.

Despite all that, the Thunder are still just 7th in the Western Conference, and some have used that as an argument against Westbrook for the MVP award.

This wasn’t the first time Migos brought athletes onstage with them.

He says when Oklahoma City offered him a contract that was $6 million less than the maximum, he needed time to think about it. Steven Adams and Alex Abrines each had 13 points for the Thunder.

With Gibson added to that duo and rookie Domantas Sabonis cementing himself in the rotation, the Thunder may possess the most physical frontline in the association.

Westbrook enjoyed heading into the All-Star break on a good note.

NY led by 17 in the second before the Thunder rallied and took a 62-60 lead at halftime. He leads the league in basically every clutch-time stat (last five minutes of a game within five points), and Sunday only added to it all. Now it’s Westbrook on the assault, with four other players remaining weapons.

Despite nearly five years passing since the trade, many Thunder fans still think about what could have been had Harden stayed in Oklahoma City.

The 21 points is the most Westbrook has ever scored in the fourth during his career.

A few hours later, he received a phone call from Thunder General Manager Sam Presti. The enforcer from the team’s trip to the 2012 NBA Finals visited the locker room after the game.

Russell Westbrook was right on stage for Migos’ show in Oklahoma City on Monday, but the group had a special surprise for the Thunder guard.