OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook's triple-doubles are monstrous in themselves. Throw in a double-double from Enes Kanter and the Thunder beat the Sixers, 122-97, Wednesday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Backup center Kanter led all players with 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Westbrook recorded his 35th triple-double of the season. He posted 18 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists in 27 minutes. He finished the night 6 for 6 from the field and 6 for 6 from the free throw line to become the first player ever to record a triple-double while not missing from the field or the charity stripe, per Elias Sports Bureau. Westbrook did not play in the fourth quarter.
The Sixers were tied 20 apiece early on before the Thunder went on a 9-0 run and didn't look back. The Sixers trailed 47-33 at halftime and were down 95-70 by the end of the third. The Thunder shot 54.5 percent from the field en route to their dominating win.
Jahlil Okafor started after leaving Sunday's game and sitting out Monday because of right knee soreness. He played just 17 minutes and scored six points with two rebounds and two assists.
Inside the box score
• Nik Stauskas led the Sixers with 20 points, including 5 for 8 from three.
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• The Thunder outscored the Sixers in the paint, 76-50.
• After Stauskas, Shawn Long followed with 13 points and six rebounds. Robert Covington and Dario Saric scored 12 points apiece.
• The Sixers' starters struggled from the field, combining for 13 for 38 from the field. Saric shot 4 for 14, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot was 1 for 6.
• Victor Oladipo scored 18 points. Doug McDermott added 13 points.
• The Sixers pulled down a season-low 25 rebounds compared to 54 by the Thunder. Long led the team with five boards while centers Okafor and Richaun Holmes had two apiece.
• In a throwback to March Madness, the infrequently used 36-year-old former Kansas star Nick Collison scored seven points with five rebounds and two assists in eight minutes.
• The Sixers actually committed fewer turnovers than the Thunder, 16-10.
A familiar face
The Sixers faced Jerami Grant for the first time since he was traded to the Thunder for Ersan Ilyasova at the end of November. Grant played 11 minutes and scored three points with three rebounds and two assists.
Even though Grant's playing time has decreased since the acquisitions of Taj Gibson and McDermott (down from 21.2 to 12.3 per game since the All-Star break), Brown still projects Grant will follow in the footsteps of his relatives and be in the league for a while.
"He lives right, he's prideful, he wants to be good," Brown said. "He's athletic enough to feel like there's potential there. He's a wonderful person and a great teammate. There's a cleanliness, there's a wholesomeness to Jerami Grant along with pedigree ... that makes him, for sure to me, an NBA longtime player."
Up next
The Sixers will travel to Chicago for the second stop of their five-city road trip to play the Bulls (33-38) on Friday.