Monday night (almost Tuesday morning), those who stayed up past their bed time to watch the Thunder game were given a treat. With a final score of 111-107 in overtime, Oklahoma City was victorious against the Portland Trail Blazers. The game featured prolonged scoring runs by both teams, two former Longhorns dueling for player of the game status, officiating drama, and Russell Westbrook dunking over and over and over again.
During the game, representatives from the deluded "Save Our Sonics" organization from Seattle (who now support Portland, the team that was once their greatest rival) sat behind the Thunder bench heckling the players they believe belong to them. Then, after the game, OKC players alluded to trash talk from the Blazers as motivation. Basically, it was everything you expect from a rivalry match.