Westbrook gets triple-double as Thunder beat Kings 131-116

Delays of game are issued to a team, not a player, so Rondo was not ejected after the second tech.

Westbrook had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists, with the Thunder recovering from their overtime loss to the Warriors with a resounding win.

Sacramento has let frustration creep in and they continue to give away points.

Despite turning his ankle to start the third quarter, DeMarcus Cousins returned to the game and had 35 points and 12 rebounds for the Kings.

Rajon Rondo had 11 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds.

The only thing keeping the Kings within reach of the playoffs are recent struggles by Utah and Houston. Now looms a four-game trip against three teams with winning records and playoff aspirations. “We haven’t taken care of business like we’re supposed to, there are a lot of questionable games we’re probably going to look back on and wish that we could have had but we can’t look back at the past”. But he warmed up before the game and made a decision to play despite a sore right thumb that’s been bothering him for around two weeks.

Rudy Gay, the Kings’ second-leading scorer, missed the game after he strained his right shoulder during Friday’s loss to the Clippers. Oklahoma City won for just the second time in six games in its first contest since Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry lit them up for 12 3-pointers, including a 38-footer with six-tenths of a second left in overtime to beat the Thunder 121-118 Saturday.Westbrook trails only Warriors forward Draymond Green (11) for the league lead in triple-doubles this season, and the 28th of his career broke a tie with Kings guard Rajon Rondo for the second most among active players. Against the Thunder, they picked up two technical fouls, four delay of game penalties and added a clear path foul in the fourth quarter. But Kevin and I have respect for one another. “I might get fined by the National Basketball Association”.

They travel to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies in the first night of a back-to-back.

“You’ve got to see the positive”, Karl said. The star power and talent of the Thunder is undeniable, however the mentality, passion, lack of bench production, lack of defense, as well as the lack of team chemistry, is yet to convince me that they are now a championship caliber team. The schedule has not been easy for us and it won’t be easy probably until the middle of March where we get some (lesser) teams coming in here … but we’re good enough to win on the road.