The Thunder won the overtime jump ball. The Thunder wins almost every jump ball. Another benefit of having Steven Adams. And overtime jump balls are most important. Sometimes that’s the difference between having seven possessions to your opponent’s six, or vice versa.
So the Thunder went to Dallas on Wednesday night, fooled around and landed in overtime against a team that is being asked to lose by its franchise.
Adams won the tip, which meant the ball went to Westbrook. He brought the ball across midcourt, veered to his right and promptly dribbled the ball off his knee and out of bounds.