OKC Thunder get their statement victory taking down 76ers in OT – 3 takeaways

The OKC Thunder trend of losing in the clutch ended versus the Philadelphia 76ers with a thrilling overtime victory. Three takeaways offer insight into how they accomplished their first statement win of the season.

Fans of the OKC Thunder have experienced exciting games this season as the team consistently competes and pushes their opponents to the edge. Unfortunately, that also meant the team wasn’t winning much as they’ve failed to close most of those clutch time contests.

On this night the Thunder delivered their most complete game of the season and was able to extend the gritty aggressive gameplay into clutch time and the overtime. It was the type of victory that falls in the ‘statement’…