Dennis Schröder has taken a lot of contact in his NBA career. That’ll happen when you’re usually the smallest guy on the floor. So after he sliced into the lane for a slick driving layup as the third quarter clock expired, he was ready for the massive chest bump he got from Russell Westbrook, who scrambled off the bench to celebrate his fellow point guard’s rejuvenated second half.
Schröder had struggled in the first half, shooting 0-for-4 and dishing out just 1 assist, but in the second half the German lightning bolt blitzed the San Antonio Spurs for 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting and 4 assists in the second half, in addition to 3 steals that helped the Thunder get out and go.