Durant scores 36, Thunder beat Grizzlies (AP)
The Memphis Grizzlies know the team they are chasing to reach the top of the Western Conference. Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder keep finding ways to stay one step ahead. Durant scored 36 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in the final minute to lift the Thunder to a 101-94 victory against Memphis on Friday night in a rematch of their epic Western Conference semifinals series.
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Durant scores 36 as Thunder beat Grizzlies
Kevin Durant scored 36 points, including the final seven of the game, as Oklahoma City dropped Memphis for its sixth win in seven games.
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NBA power rankings: Thunder a unanimous pick at No. 1
After another two weeks of the NBA season, USA TODAY again breaks down all 30 teams in our NBA power rankings.
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Westbrook, Durant lead Thunder past Mavs (AP)
Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant provided the offense for Oklahoma City, and Serge Ibaka’s defense put the Thunder over the top. Westbrook scored 33 points and Kevin Durant added 23 points and 13 rebounds as the Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 95-86 on Wednesday night. Ibaka had a career-high 10 blocked shots, helping Oklahoma City limit Dallas to 8-for-38 shooting from the field in the…
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Westbrook, Durant lead Thunder past Mavericks
Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant combined for 56 points as the West-leading Thunder rebounded to beat the Mavericks 95-86.
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Mavs’ Odom, Haywood out against Thunder (AP)
The Mavericks were without key reserve Lamar Odom and starting center Brendan Haywood for Wednesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Odom was sent home with a stomach ailment and Haywood was ruled out with lower back tightness. Oklahoma City was missing starting swingman Thabo Sefalosha due to a sore right foot.
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Griffin’s dunk wows, Clips top Thunder (AP)
Blake Griffin’s jaw-dropping one-handed jam over Kendrick Perkins sent Los Angeles Clippers fans into a frenzy, fired up his teammates, lit up the Twitterverse and burned the Oklahoma City Thunder. Griffin had 22 points to go with Chris Paul’s 26 points and 14 assists in a 112-100 victory Monday night that snapped the Thunder’s four-game winning streak in a matchup of division leaders.
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Clippers knock off NBA-best Thunder
The Clippers had six players score in double figures as Los Angeles snapped NBA-leading Oklahoma City’s four-game win streak.
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Durant’s 37 help league-best Thunder win (AP)
Kevin Durant stood in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s locker room buttoning up a blue-knit sweater atop his beige corduroy pants. Two spots over, Russell Westbrook sat in a chair with his shirt off and ice under his left leg, poking fun at Durant’s outfit. Then both took turns teasing teammate James Harden for his sparkling, spiked black shoes.
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Surging Thunder now West-leading 15-3 (AP)
The Oklahoma City Thunder have finished a stretch of beating up on the NBA’s weaker teams. Kevin Durant scored 25 points to lead the Thunder to their 10th win in 11 games, 101-91 over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. Now the Western Conference leaders will get to see what they can do on the road.
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