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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Comeback Ruined by Russell Westbrook
It’s typical of Russell Westbrook to try and steal the show on the night Kevin Durant comes back from his injury, playing for the first time this season. The effort from both players wasn’t enough against the big game from Tyreke Evans and Anthony Davis, as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-104.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Makes Them Respectable
How good is Russell Westbrook? First game off his broken hand injury and he leads the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-78 win over the New York Knicks, that without Carmelo Anthony are probably the second worst team in the NBA.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook Return to a Terrible Team
Every season is supposed to be the year for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have missed the first month of 2014-2015. When they do return, which might be very soon, they’ll have a very difficult job of not just bringing their team back to where it “aught” to be, but actually making the playoffs.
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Grizzlies Over Thunder – Staying Undefeated is Easy Against Terrible Teams
The Memphis Grizzlies have been the best NBA team since Marc Gasol returned from his injury last season. He didn’t do a lot in the 91-89 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, who just might be the worst team in the NBA right now since there’s no Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook to rely on.
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Nets Over Thunder – Injured Teams Make Easy Opponents
Losing 111-86 to the Brooklyn Nets, this is how bad the Oklahoma City Thunder were imagined they’d be without Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. Reggie Jackson was back, but that only seemed to make things worse, while Brook Lopez made his return to lead his team on their home debut.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – No Stars, No Problem
There’s no chance to win without Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, right? It turns out there’s more to the Oklahoma City Thunder than just their two superstars, winning 102-91 against the Denver Nuggets, their first of the season, led by Serge Ibaka and Perry Jones, carrying the offense despite the lack of faith from outside the organization.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Out With an Injury as Well
There’s still plenty of time for things to turn around, but after losing 93-90 to the Los Angeles Clippers, the Oklahoma City Thunder find themselves not only after two losses in two games to start the season, but now without Russell Westbrook, injuring his hand and joining the team’s other superstar, Kevin Durant, on the unable to play list for now.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Russell Westbrook Alone Can’t Beat Them
It was very predictable to see Russell Westbrook trying to beat the Portland Trail Blazers on his own. It’s safe to say that the plan of him against the rest of the world isn’t going to work out on most occasions.
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NBA Season Predictions: Which Team Will Win the Championship?
The 2014-2015 NBA season is about to begin, and the title contenders are easy to spot: The defending champions, the San Antonio Spurs will duke it out in the West with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers, while the Eastern conference will be decided once the dust settles from the skirmishes between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Will Struggle Without Kevin Durant
It’s always difficult to decide just how much the preseason means. With the Oklahoma City Thunder, it’s less about their record and more about how badly they’ve been playing without Kevin Durant, as taking more shots by Russell Westbrook hasn’t really been helping make up for the MVP’s absence.