To say the Philadelphia 76ers and the Oklahoma City Thunder are beginning a little rivalry would be dishonest as the Thunder have prevailed in 19 consecutive contests.
Take the end results away and these matchups have all the ingredients of a rivalry.
It continued Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center when Joel Embiid committed a hard foul against Russell Westbrook.
Late in the fourth quarter, Westbrook received a pass in transition and with Embiid ready to leap and swat the ball all the way back to Oklahoma City, Westbrook attempted to go underneath.