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  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Ignored as James Harden Orchestrates Epic Collapse

    A perfect display of how dysfunctional this Houston Rockets team can be; 73 points in one half, 19 points in the second. The Oklahoma City Thunder come away with the 104-92 win that was mostly about 3-point shooting and timing, as Jeremy Lin gets left out when his team needed some intelligence on the court, and James Harden tried to save the day but to no avail.

  • LeBron James – Kevin Durant Sometimes Makes Him Jealous

    Once a season the comparison between LeBron James and Kevin Durant takes a different angle; not the titles, MVPs and legacy, but about numbers – point averages, number of shots and the overall focus for each player. Believe it or not, but it turns out LeBron can be jealous of Durant, at least in one aspect.

  • 25 NBA Players Who Shoot the Most Free Throws

    Normally, we pay notice over here to the players who shoot worse than anyone from the free throw line. This time, it’s about the guys who can’t stop from getting fouled and going to the line. Dwight Howard, not too surprisingly, belongs in both categories, along with better shooters like Kevin Durant, James Harden and DeMarcus Cousins.

  • Thunder vs Nuggets – Team Basketball Wins Against Just One Player

    It’s been a weird season so far for the Denver Nuggets, trying to find some identity and consistency. The kind of basketball they played in the win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, led by Ty Lawson and Randy Foye, is exactly what this team needs to stick to, while Kevin Durant continues to struggle in a one-player kind of mode his team is slipping into.

  • Thunder vs Jazz – Kevin Durant Was Too Alone Out There

    Thunder vs Jazz – Kevin Durant Was Too Alone Out There

    Life is hard for Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder without Russell Westbrook. Throw in a missing Serge Ibaka, a rare scoring night from Gordon Hayward and an improving Utah Jazz team, and even a special shooting night from the best scorer in the NBA isn’t enough.

  • Celtics vs Thunder – An Easy One for a Change

    After two losses and a very tough win, the Oklahoma City Thunder needed something easy to feel at home. Luckily for them, they had the Boston Celtics as their rivals and not someone a bit tougher, giving Kevin Durant a chance to play in a bit more relaxed manner while Reggie Jackson was having one of his good days.

  • Thunder vs Timberwolves – The Opposite of Clutch

    While Kevin Durant showed the entire range of scoring and leadership, especially in the final moments, Kevin Love provided what can be described as nothing else but a choke job, costing the Minnesota Timberwolves a victory over the vulnerable Oklahoma City Thunder by missing from the line.

  • Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Quite Happy With His Sidekicks

    Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Quite Happy With His Sidekicks

    Life without Russell Westbrook should have been a lot more difficult, but the Oklahoma City Thunder seem to be doing just fine, thanks to Kevin Durant simply taking his game to another level while Reggie Jackson and Jeremy Lamb are developing even more quickly than expected.

  • Oklahoma City Thunder – No Russell Westbrook Probably Means a Lot of Losing

    Oklahoma City Thunder – No Russell Westbrook Probably Means a Lot of Losing

    There’s no way getting around it, no matter how good Reggie Jackson and Kevin Durant try to be. Losing Russell Westbrook for a substantial amount of time (about two months) probably means a lot of problems for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who have arguably been the best team in the NBA up to this point of the season.

  • Kevin Durant Forever Chasing His Dream to be LeBron James

    There’s a good chance Kevin Durant is the best player in the NBA, but the shadow of LeBron James, his MVPs and NBA titles continue to be something that will elude him unless Russell Westbrook learns how to be Dwyane Wade, and we’re not talking about his basketball skills.