I’m sure Oklahoma City Thunder fans are extremely happy to have Russell Westbrook back. On Sunday night during the Thunder’s game against the Detroit Pistons, Russell Westbrook’s dunk stole the show and could very well be the dunk of the year.
via Sports Illustrated:
With a little under seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and Oklahoma City leading 84-78, Westbrook corralled a defensive rebound and pushed the ball up the court. Rather than stop the ball, Pistons guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope kept backpedaling, allowing Westbrook enough time and space to get up a full head of steam as he approached the paint. Westbrook used a quick hesitation move to blow by Caldwell-Pope and uncorked a powerful one-handed slam after slicing through a seam in Detroit’s defense. Josh Smith took a step over to help, but he never had a chance.
Westbrook, playing in just his sixth game this season after missing time with a hand injury, celebrated his dunk with a high-step and some extended screaming.
Westbrook finished with finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in the OKC Thunder’s 96-94 win over the Detroit Pistons. Kevin Durant led the Thunder with a game-high 28 points, four rebounds and four assists.
