Russell Westbrook attacked the rim, but his layup attempt just barely rimmed out. No one in Chesapeake Energy Arena was surprised that Westbrook wasn’t finished with the play.
Getting himself back in bounds, Westbrook wrestled the defensive rebound away from Dallas Mavericks center Salah Mejri, pulled the ball down and then sprung back up for an and-one layup. The bucket capped a four-point possession and supercharged a 19-5 Thunder burst that broke the game open in the third quarter of a 109-98 Thunder victory over Dallas.
“It was definitely a good momentum swing in our direction, to get us going and get our crowd involved,” Westbrook said of the play.