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NBA Playoffs – Players With the Most to Prove
The playoffs are great for the clashes between the best teams in the NBA, but also because it’s an opportunity to create legends and form legacies. Individual story lines and plot threads in front of our eyes, like Kevin Durant aiming to finally step out of the imaginary shadows he’s under, while LeBron James tries and make his legacy of championships equal to that of his individual achievements and statistics.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Should be Worried
One more game left before the end of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder still haven’t sewn up the second spot in the Eastern conference. A 101-89 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans did come while Russell Westbrook wasn’t playing, but it went to show once more that all the superlatives thrown at Kevin Durant and his scoring ability might be masking other, more serious problems this team has.
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Pacers Over Thunder – Kevin Durant Can be Stopped
Contrary to popular belief, Kevin Durant isn’t that clutch, and he actually can be blocked. The Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the desperate Indiana Pacers who played an improved blend of bad offense and excellent defense, as Russell Westbrook showed once again how unintelligent he can be with some macho moves that make no difference, and the 102-97 win brings the Pacers closer to clinching that crucial top spot in the Eastern conference.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – No Highlights, Better Basketball
When it comes to highlights, no team in the NBA can put up so many in one game like the Los Angeles Clippers with the aerial duo of Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. But when it comes to basketball, and having a player that can win the game like he hasn’t just had an awful shooting night? The Oklahoma City Thunder, with Kevin Durant and a lot of Russell Westbrook, have the edge there, winning 107-101.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Offense Needs to be Coached too
The Oklahoma City Thunder have a head coach who seems to be unwilling to make any sort of offensive adjustment while relying on Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant trying to win games with pull up jumpers from beyond the arc. If it works, he looks like a genius, but in the 122-116 loss to the Phoenix Suns, it once again pointed towards a glaring problem with the team.
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Kevin Durant – Arrogance Doesn’t Become Him
Losing to the Houston Rockets didn’t bring the best out of Kevin Durant. In a game that didn’t really go his way he decided to talk about how he can’t be guarded one on one, as if there’s a rule in the NBA that forces teams to use only one defender on players who are deadly with the ball.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Doing What Jeremy Lin Can’t
The Houston Rockets finally beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, as James Harden outscored Kevin Durant in an interesting individual duel that was simply about making more shots and not playing better basketball. In the 111-107 win, Jeremy Lin failed to stand out in another so-so game from the point guard who wants to play like one, but also isn’t making the most of the opportunity given to him in the starting lineup.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Stopping the Streak
The Oklahoma City Thunder complete a season sweep of the San Antonio Spurs with a 106-94 win that also ends a 19-game winning streak, but despite some great defense and an aggressive night on offense from both Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, it probably won’t be enough to win the top seed in the Western conference.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Getting Closer to Michael Jordan
There are plenty of goals for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Kevin Durant this season. Championship and MVP above all else, but winning the scoring title and on the way breaking an old record by Michael Jordan doesn’t really hurt. A 116-96 win over the Utah Jazz go them a little bit closer, or at least him.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Can Learn From Dirk Nowitzki
There isn’t too much love going around between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. For the first time since winning their NBA title, the Mavs won the regular season series, culminated by a great scoring duel between Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant, which the German won in overtime 1289-119.