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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nets vs Thunder – It Doesn’t Get any More Embarassing
Even without Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City Thunder should not be losing to the Brooklyn Nets. However, foul trouble and the usual blend of bad coaching and some selfish basketball made this one a very close game, resulting in Joe Johnson proving yet again he just might be the best pair of hands to put the ball in with the game on the line.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Not Giving Up on Being the Best
Recent losses might caused some to think that the momentum pushing the Portland Trail Blazers forward this season might have slowed down. However, another impressive performance from LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard led them to a 98-94 road victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, showing that things are quite open in the battle for the top spot in the Western conference.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Thunder vs Knicks – Too Easy to be Taken Seriously
Without their best player, there wasn’t much the New York Knicks were hoping to get from their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. And yet, it’s doubtful that Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant thought it was going to be as easy as it seemed to be looking from the outside.
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Kevin Durant Giving the Knicks a Sad Christmas
No Carmelo Anthony, and that was pretty much the beginning and the end of the Christmas story between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New York Knicks. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook (with a triple double) carried on with their excellent form, leading to a very impressive 123-94 road win.