Game day: Oklahoma City Thunder at Raptors

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Oklahoma City: Russell Westbrook, Victor Oladipo, Andre Roberson, Taj Gibson, Steven Adams.

Toronto: Cory Joseph, DeMar DeRozan, DeMarre Carroll, Serge Ibaka, Jonas Valanciunas. KEY MATCHUP Westbrook vs. Joseph Thunder point guard Russell West

brook is having one of the all-time great seasons, with 33 triple-doubles in his first 67 games. He needs eight in his final 15 games to match Oscar Robertson’s single-season record of 41, set in 1961-62. Westbrook, with 31.8 points, 10.6 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game, is trying to join Robertson as the only players to average a triple-double over a full season. That’s the force that Cory

Joseph and his teammates will have to be prepared for. NEED TO KNOW Serge Ibaka plays his second game against his old team; he had 31 points against the Thunder earlier this season while with the Orlando Magic . . . Oklahoma City comes in off a Tuesday win in Brooklyn that pushed its record to 38-29, sixth in the West going into Wednesday . . . Westbrook did not record a triple double against Toronto earlier this season when the Raptors won in Oklahoma City . . . The Raptors are 16-12 against Western Conference teams and will have a winning record against the West for the fifth straight season. UP NEXT Friday, at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Doug Smith