{"id":2129,"date":"2016-03-22T23:16:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T04:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2017-07-08T15:03:27","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T20:03:27","slug":"patrick-beverley-and-russell-westbrook-do-something-unexpected-thunder-take-5th-straight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=2129","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Beverley and Russell Westbrook do something unexpected; Thunder take 5th straight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) shoots as Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) defends during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Oklahoma City won 111-107. Photo: Sue Ogrocki, AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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At the end of tonight\u2019s Oklahoma City\u2019s 107-103 victory over Houston in NBA play in the Peak in on Reno Street,\u00a0 Rocket\u00a0point guard Patrick Beverley walked over to the Thunder side of the court.\u00a0 As the Big Blue team was\u00a0 congratulating each other for winning the game, the spark plug Beverley broke in and grabbed Kevin Durant\u2019s hand and the great scorer of the Thunder returned the gesture and followed by rubbing Patrick\u2019s head as he does to his various teammates during\u00a0 various times before, during, and after games.\u00a0 Then, the man that put the hurt on Russell Westbrook a couple of years ago, and the most hated man in the Thunder world,\u00a0 sought out number \u201c0\u201d and again reached out for a congratulatory \u201cgood game\u201d handshake. Westbrook acknowledged his most hated foe\u00a0(it is no secret that Russell does not like Beverley) and took his hand as he gave Beverley a heartfelt hug, the ones that show true respect and professionalism toward the enemy.\u00a0 It was a nice thing to see (I am sure most people don\u2019t watch the little things that happened after games between players) and that moment between the two rival point guards was telling.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Not again will I have any negative feelings toward Beverley, as it takes a true man to come over to make contact with the players you have just been handed you your ass.\u00a0 The respect I had\u00a0toward the Houston guard was there before the \u201cincident\u201d with Westbrook, knowing that Beverley had to overcome a mountain of disadvantages just to make an NBA team.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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I also observed the other Rocket, James Harden, run off the court after the loss, getting to the inner confines of the Peak as fast as he could.\u00a0 I don\u2019t dislike Harden. He was a Thunder at one time, and is considered a \u201cbrother\u201d by Westbrook and Durant.\u00a0 But I can tell from tonight, Beverley might be the real man in Houston, and Harden just a really outstanding basketball player.\u00a0 Time for Thunder fans to stop with the booing of Beverley?\u00a0 I think so.\u00a0 I won\u2019t do it again.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Feature Photo:\u00a0 Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) grabs a rebound next to Houston Rockets guard K.J. McDaniels (32) in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, March 22, 2016.\u00a0 Photo by Sue Ogrocki, AP<\/span><\/p>\n

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