Trailing 2-0 at halftime, their record winning streak in jeopardy, the Americans never panicked. There was no need to, not with Jozy Altidore on their team. Altidore led an impressive comeback Wednesday, scoring a hat trick and adding an assist on the other goal as the U.S. rallied to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-3 in an exhibition in Sarajevo and extend its record winning streak to 12 games. It was the first come-from-behind win on European soil for the Americans. "We came in (at halftime) and said, Listen we can beat this team," said Altidore, who has scored in five straight games, a first for a U.S. player. "We came in and said, We have more weapons, were just as confident as they are. We just have to put more passes together and be more confident. And you saw that in the second half." The 12-game winning streak is the longest in the world right now, and three shy of the record set by Spain in 2009. The win over 13th-ranked Bosnia was the second over a top-15 team during the run, following a 4-3 victory over No. 2 Germany on June 2 that started the streak. Edin Dzeko scored his second goal in the 90th minute. But it wasnt enough for the Dragons, who lost for the first time in 10 games. "We absolutely deserved the win," U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. "This is good for the guys to see that were going to come to Europe and play eye to eye. Were not here to defend or counterbreak. Were here to play." The U.S. winning streak, the longest currently in the world, appeared to be jeopardy after the Americans fell behind 2-0 before halftime. The Bosnians quickly pounced on a Johnson turnover in the eighth minute and fed it to Dzeko. His first shot, from just inside the penalty area, deflected off Tim Howard, but Dzeko was right there to collect the rebound and put it in the net for a 1-0 lead. Vedad Ibisevic, who spent part of his childhood in St. Louis and still has immediate family there, doubled Bosnias lead in the 30th on a header. But the U.S. was beginning to create chances even before the half, and Klinsmann told his players in the locker room that the game was still very much up for grabs. "Jurgen has always said, even if we go down a goal, keep responding," Altidore said. Respond they did. Resoundingly. Altidore set up Johnsons goal in the 55th minute, controlling a long chip shot from Michael Bradley with a slight touch of his left foot. The ball fell right at Johnsons feet and, with goalkeeper Asmir Begovic out of the net to block Altidore, Johnson neatly tapped the ball into the empty net to cut Bosnias lead to 2-1. Four minutes later, Altidore evened things up. Fabian Johnson slalomed through a crowd of Bosnian defenders, chipping the ball to Altidore. He took one shot and buried a left-footed shot from 16 yards that the diving Begovic had no chance to stop. It was Altidores fifth goal in as many games, breaking the previous mark hed shared with Eddie Johnson, William Looby, Eric Wynalda, Brian McBride and Landon Donovan. He wasnt finished, either. The Americans were awarded a free kick in the 84th minute when Edgar Castillo was tripped by Miroslav Stevanovic. Altidore lifted the ball over the wall of Bosnians and into the back of the net. Two minutes later, he finished off his second career hat trick with a shot from about 8 yards out. "We see a Jozy that is enjoying himself," Klinsmann said of his striker, who has seven goals in the last five games. "He went through a lot of maturing elements over last couple of years ... But he really understands now how to zoom in when it counts. He makes everyone around him a better player. Its real enjoyable, its really fun." The win is sure to be a boost for the Americans when they resume World Cup qualifying next month. 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A couple of caveats: Yes, Westbrook does have deficiencies. He can be reckless (4.28 turnovers a game last season, second most in the NBA) and overly aggressive (28 offensive fouls, second among all guards). And he is an average defender (42nd percentile in points per play). But that doesnt make him any less fun to watch. Heres why hes a must-see event:He will posterize anyone at any timePart of what makes Westbrook must-see TV? His propensity to roar through a defense for an emphatic dunk. Consider this: Westbrook has nearly as many unassisted dunks in the past five seasons (122) as prolific slashers Dwyane Wade and DeMar DeRozan have combined (131) and more unassisted dunks than the total number of dunks by new teammate Victor Oladipo (116).Most dunks by guards, last five seasonsIn fact, Westbrook is the king of the unassisted dunk. A look at all players with at least 20 dunks in a seasons over the past five seasons shows that Westbrook does it at a higher rate and a higher volume than just about anybody (check out the blue dots below). And his numbers from last season (in which 57 percent of his dunks were unassisted) make him even more of an outlier.Unassisted dunks by all players, last five seasonsDots represent all players single-season totals from 2011-12 through 2015-16, minimum 20 total dunks madeHes a monster in transitionWith the ball in his hands, Westbrook is always looking to create chaos -- and he does it well. Last season, no player had the ball in his hands in transition more often, and nobody produced more points, per Synergy Sports Tech. Westbrooks totals: 374 times as a ball handler in transition, 398 points produced (1.064 points per play). Only a handful of players came remotely close to his numbers: James Harden, John Wall, Isaiah Thomas, Stephen Curry and LeBron James.All players in transition, 2015-16He is remarkably athleticHis speed, power and toughness are widely recognized, as evidenced by the NBAs newest general manager survey released last week. In a league full of eye-popping athleticism, Westbrook is the only player to receive GM votes in all three categories:From 2016 NBA GM SurveyHe will be fine without DurantWestbrook was second on the Thunder last season with 18.1 field goal attempts per game. Oklahoma Citys No. 1 option, Durant, is gone. But Westbrook has done this before, during the 2014-15 season in particular, and hes more than capable of carrying the offense and, yes, playing efficiently. Below are Westbrooks career numbers with Durant (527 games) and without him (61 games). 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And as Kevin Pelton points out in his Thunder season preview, Westbrook grabbed a career-high 18.1 percent of available defensive rebounds last season, nearly as much as the average for a power forward (19.2 percent). Below, a look at his totals since entering the league -- notice the recent spike:Triple-doubles by seasonIts his franchise nowThe Thunder franchise has had the remarkable good fortune to draft Durant, Westbrook and Harden in the past decade -- three Hall of Fame-caliber talents. But now that Westbrook is the only remaining superstar on the roster, he is on track to eventually lead the team in total win shares in the OKC era.The top five win share totals in Thunder history (2008-09 to present):1 | Kevin Durant2009-16 Small Forward Games: 561 Win shares: 105.6 (.188 WS/game)2 | Russell Westbrook2009-16 Point Guard Games: 587 Win shares: 67.0 (.114 WS/game)3 | Serge Ibaka2010-16 Center Games: 524 Win shares: 47.6 (.091 WS/game)4 | Nick Collison2009-16 Power Forward Games: 567 Win shares: 28.6 (.050 WS/game)5-t | James Harden2010-12 Shooting Guard Games: 220 Win shares: 21.0 (.095 WS/game)5-t | Thabo Sefolosha2009-14 Shooting Guard Games: 368 Win shares: 21.0 (.057 WS/game)It seems likely that Westbrook will eclipse Durant as long as he sticks around. He has averaged 9.4 win shares per 82 games in his career. At that pace and playing full seasons, Westbrook would surpass KD during the 2021-22 season, when hell be 33.He could join an exclusive clubProjections have Westbrook averaging more than 25 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals this season. How impressive is that? Very, and historically rare. Only once in league history has a player averaged 25/8/8/2 in a season: Michael Jordan in 1988-89 (though keep in mind that steals werent officially tracked until the 1973-74 season). 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