As the clocked ticked towards triple zeroes at the Staples Center on Wednesday night in what ended as a 107-100 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, most of the accolades for the Oklahoma City Thunder were focused on the usual suspects. Russell Westbrook posted his eleventh triple-double of the season. Paul George poured in 37 points to continue an assault on the early-season MVP ranks.
Steven Adams tried to minimize his contributions in the postgame scrum, heaping praise onto his two All-Star teammates. But the 7-foot center was unable to pull off a Keyser Soze-esque escape from his own impact on the game — he simply played too big to get away with it.