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Kevin Durant scored only 21 points, shooting 5-for-21 from the field as the Thunder lost game 5 of their conference semifinals series

Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Kept Getting Worse & Was Running on Empty

Posted on 16 May, 2013, by in Basketball

A true superstar doesn’t hit only 23.8% of his field goals attempts (taking 21 shots) as his team faces elimination. But Kevin Durant had to be everything for the Oklahoma City Thunder in their conference semifinals series, and ended up without anything left to give in the final two games. Serge Ibaka and Reggie Jackson actually put up the numbers they were supposed to in giving him the helping hand he needed, but it was a little too late, as Durant couldn’t find anything left in his arsenal in the fourth quarter. More

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Memphis Grizzlies – Zach Randolph & Marc Gasol Grind the Life out of Kevin Durant

Posted on 16 May, 2013, by in Basketball

If last year after losing in the NBA finals Kevin Durant looked sad, he looked exhausted and empty after losing in 5 games to the Memphis Grizzlies. It’s hard to say when looked more pitiful. Zach Randolph pulled a number on him and his entire front line by destroying them in the paint, while Tayshaun Prince, Marc Gasol and Tony Allen did on the defensive end. More

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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Isn’t Good Enough to Win Without Russell Westbrook

Posted on 14 May, 2013, by in Basketball

For about three quarters, Kevin Durant and the rest of the players around him were doing exactly what the optimistic among the Oklahoma City Thunder personnel knew they should be doing in order to win the series. Knock down their shots, and try to hurry up the game as much as possible. At some point, reality hit them in the face. Without Russell Westbrook it was easy to focus on their best player down the stretch, and the guy who thinks he should be the best in the NBA wasn’t good enough to live up to his own desires. More

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Memphis Grizzlies – Making Kevin Durant Look Terrible When it Matters

Posted on 14 May, 2013, by in Basketball

It came down to defense, and there doesn’t seem to be any team that does it better at the moment than the Memphis Grizzlies, with Marc Gasol closing any lanes on their way to the rim, while Tony Allen simply did a perfect job on Kevin Durant during the fourth quarter and overtime, putting the Griz only one win away from reaching the conference final for the first time in franchise history. More

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Kevin Durant Needs to be Better, But How Much More Can He Give

Posted on 13 May, 2013, by in Basketball

When you look at the transition offense the Oklahoma City Thunder had during the regular season, the best in the NBA, and what they’re trying to pull off now, you suddenly realize why Russell Westbrook is so important, despite his obvious shortcomings. Kevin Durant is trying to do everything for his team, but it doesn’t seem to be enough, and it’s not certain he has anything else to give. More

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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Needs More From Serge Ibaka & Kevin Martin

Posted on 12 May, 2013, by in Basketball

It’s hard to point a finger on the one reason the Oklahoma City Thunder have been looking so bad on the court, regardless of who is missing. Reggie Jackson is doing a good job in the place of Russell Westbrook, but Kevin Durant needs more from what worked during the regular season – Serge Ibaka and Kevin Martin, who have been disappointing, to say the least, the Western Conference Semifinals so far. More

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Memphis Grizzlies – On Marc Gasol Being Clutch, MVP’ish and DPOY all at Once

Posted on 12 May, 2013, by in Basketball

The Memphis Grizzlies don’t have a scorer as good as Kevin Durant is, but Marc Gasol is good enough to lead the way and take the lead in the Western Conference Semifinals, getting it done on both ends of the floor while getting just enough offensive help from Mike Conley and Tony Allen to remain unbeaten at home in the 2013 playoffs. More

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Kevin Durant Doesn’t Make Thunder Better Than Grizzlies

Posted on 8 May, 2013, by in Basketball

Those who thought that on the merit of having Kevin Durant alone the Oklahoma City Thunder might be favorites in their series against the Memphis Grizzlies were proven wrong in the first game, and were probably fully convinced after game 2, in which the visitors stole home court with a convincing 99-93 win, dominating the fourth quarter through the fantastic Mike Conley and Marc Gasol. More

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Kevin Durant Needs Kevin Martin to Stun the Memphis Grizzlies

Posted on 6 May, 2013, by in Basketball

Without Russell Westbrook, it seemed like the Oklahoma City Thunder were doomed. But Kevin Durant just happens to be one of the most unstoppable players in the NBA, even when he’s on his own. Kevin Martin remembered he used to be a big time scorer, and over the last two games has carried the Thunder along with Durant, helping set up the ground for the fourth quarter turnaround and snatching game 1 away from the Memphis Grizzlies. More

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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Martin Was Brought Over For This

Posted on 4 May, 2013, by in Basketball

All the comparisons with the star of his former team haven’t really been kind to Kevin Martin, brought over to the Oklahoma City Thunder to fill the role of a spot up shooter from the bench, forced to do something bigger with Russell Westbrook falling down. Kevin Durant led the way to a Game 6 win, but it was Martin who was the difference maker, finally making the most of a terrible Rockets defense. More