The Lakers entered the night winners of four of their last five games. Oklahoma City limped in having lost seven of its last nine.
But then Thunder star Russell Westbrook went into force-of-nature mode.
The do-it-all point guard is already set to average a triple-double for the third straight season, but he elevated his game to even more historic levels in OKC’s 119-103 win over the Lakers.
Westbrook went off for 20 points, 21 assists and 20 rebounds — the second 20-20-20 performance in NBA history, and first since fellow stat-magnet Wilt Chamberlain on Feb. 2, 1968.