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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook Get Help
The real help for Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook will be when Scott Brooks and his coaching staff starts drawing up plays that don’t involve isolation and simple screens that are easy for a defense to attack, but actually make the Oklahoma City Thunder look like a thinking team, instead of one that relies only on pure individual talent.
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Russell Westbrook Needs Someone To Take the Ball Away From Him
One loss, two losses, home loss, it doesn’t matter. So early in the season, things are rarely what they turn out to be six months from now, in May. But Russell Westbrook is struggling once again, and maybe it has to do with the fact that the Oklahoma City Thunder don’t have James Harden anymore, or anyone who can be the main ball handler besides him.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Ruining it for Kevin Durant
Somewhat of a celebration for Kevin Durant, reaching the 10,000 career point mark at a younger age than anyone else but LeBron james, wasn’t going to happen. The Oklahoma City Thunder blew a win against the San Antonio Spurs, losing to a buzzer beater by Tony Parker who should have been guarded by Russell Westbrook, who was nowhere to be found.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – James Harden Won’t be Missed
As good as James Harden was last season for the Oklahoma City Thunder, he’s not as great of a player as he thinks he is. Breaking the financial boundaries for your third best player isn’t a no-no for a small market team, so the Thunder traded the 2012 Sixth Man of the Year to Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and draft picks.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – James Harden Should Stay
Is money the most important thing? The Oklahoma City Thunder want James Harden, who they can’t afford to sign on the kind of deal he thinks he deserves, to put success and playing with friends ahead of his financial needs, and staying with the NBA finalists should be a top priority for both sides.
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NBA Season Preview: All-Northwest Division Team
Possibly the best division in the NBA without an actual wimp of a team, but obviously, having the Oklahoma City Thunder as the class act of it, featuring three Dream Team members – Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, who didn’t make our starting five.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – How Much Better Can Kevin Durant Get
The Oklahoma City Thunder were the favorites to beat the Miami Heat in the NBA finals, but failed after winning the first game. The reasons? More than one or two that can be pointed out, but one of them is Kevin Durant not taking his game to another level, like LeBron James did. If the Thunder want a title, that’s what they need from him this year.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Will They Go 73-9?
Let’s begin by rephrasing the question in the headline – Will the Los Angeles Lakers be the best team in the NBA next season? Metta World Peace thinks so, but for now, before the first tip off of the 2012-2013 season, both the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder have to be considered better teams.
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Kevin Durant & LeBron James – Playoff Rivals, Preseason Friends
In a few years time, the LeBron James – Kevin Durant duo might be one of the greatest individual rivalries in the history of the NBA, if we’ll get to see a few more Heat – Thunder Finals series. But there’s hatred or grudge off the court between these two, choosing to train together during the off season once again.
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7 Most Entertaining NBA Teams to Watch Next Season
Predicting the NBA champion next season is probably picking between three, maybe four teams – The Miami Heat with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade; The Oklahoma City Thunder, with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; The Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol, and maybe even the San Antonio Spurs deserve a mention. But the most exciting team? Most worthwhile to watch teams? The Denver Nuggets, The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Clippers are also in the mix.