The Thunder were in desperate in desperate need of a slump buster.
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Kevin Durant (hamstring) has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the Knicks, The Oklahoman reports. Losers of their previous four contests and playing without their best player, the Pelicans were supposed to be the flawless remedy for what ailed the Thunder.
Westbrook said, “It just shows we are brothers for life”. “I travel the world on behalf of the National Basketball Association”.
Westbrook finished with 43 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
When Kevin Durant was drafted No. 2 overall in 2007, he probably had dreams of finishing up in the Hall of Fame. “My job is to make guys feel confident about their game”. The Pelicans are 0-6 away from New Orleans for easily their worst road start, and the losses have come by an average of 13.0 points.
Gentry has been a coach since 1977, so when the Pelicans’ boss says he’s never seen anything like the rash of injuries his team is now facing, it’s not a good sign. “He’s helped me become a better player and a better person”, Westbrook said. I thought we competed like insane. Anthony Morrow and D.J. Augustin had good shooting nights, combining for 5-of-8 from behind the arc for a total of 18 points between them. A Kanter put-back gave the home team an 11-point advantage with 5:30 to go.
After Gordon and Smith hit back-to-back layups, and Anderson drained a 3-pointer, and the lead was down to six.
The incredible challenge that it was didn’t prevent Durant from taking it head on, as he contributed to creating the culture and identity of the Thunder organization season after season. He followed that with a fastbreak layup.
Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Kevin Durant hasn’t played in the last four games, but OKC has held down the fort pretty well in his absence. “Obviously, Russell had another really efficient game”. The point is that a small sample size can be a lot of fun if you know where to look. “When I first met Steadman in 2004, I looked up to him”, Bailey said, a reference to Upham’s stature, before going on to praise him for leading “a transformation of Tulsa University that not even the most optimistic could have imagined”.
The Thunder won the rebounding battle, 50-40 and 16-10 on the offensive boards.
Neither team started the night looking on top of its game.
Effort and fight was evident, but the reality of a 1-11 record is an ugly reminder of how hard it is to win in the National Basketball Association when you’re missing Anthony Davis, Omer Asik, Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, Norris Cole, Quincy Pondexter and Kendrick Perkins due to injury/health. Oklahoma City outrebounded New Orleans 25-21. The Thunder shot 41 percent from the field.
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Durant made it to the eighth game of this season before suffering his first injury of the year, a strained left hamstring.
