A 16-3 run mid-way through the fourth quarter, fueled by Westbrook and Durant, ensured that this one would end with a Thunder victory. The bench allowed large leads to slip away or was unable to keep games close.
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If Kevin Durant has his way, Tuesday night will be nothing more than a routine road game between his Oklahoma City Thunder and the Washington Wizards.
“Me, I feel, is you should focus on who you have on your team”. “We were really sharing the ball”. I don’t think, I just go. “Everybody just went out there and just fought”. Of course having former MVP Kevin Durant helps your offense too. Russell Westbrook had a very typical game of 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. It was Enes Kanter, who finished with 21 on 9-of-10 shooting to go with Dion Waiters’ 19 on 6-of-9. The Thunder also out-shot the Suns by shooting 52 percent from the floor. “I thought we were delayed on a lot of our passes from everybody”, Suns coach Jeff Hornacek told reporters. It’s the Thunder’s lone trip to the Verizon Center this season. Guard Eric Bledsoe posted 28 points and 11 assists for the Suns (3-4).
“If we’ve got tickets and all we have to do is invite somebody, what better thing to do”, Kitt said.
From there, it was time for the starters to return, and they put the exclamation point on this win, and then a few. When Durant is gliding through defenses like they’re apparitions, Westbrook is doing his freak of nature thing and the role players are on there’s no more overwhelming force in the league outside of San Francisco. In addition to the autographed ball and jersey, Dareis was given a bag overloaded with Thunder gear and photos with Rumble the Bison after the game.
The Suns began to empty their bench at that point. Westbrook had six points, six assists and three steals in the first quarter….
“We have a passion for foster children I guess you could say and it just touched our hearts”, Melissa said Sunday. “Yeah, I don’t know. That’s half my problem”. The former Clipper dropped 20 in the first half, showing off a feathery jumper and a palpable intensity. The couple has been Thunder season ticket holders since the team arrived in Oklahoma City.
“We just have to figure out what we’re trying to accomplish out there”, Chandler said. People want to be with people because they make each other better, not because you’d be letting them down if you don’t play along with their silly dream.
Durant and Westbrook picked up the scoring pace in the third quarter. Instead of settling for jumpers, both attacked the rim more by taking their defenders off the dribble.
With Bledsoe cooled off, the Suns turned to Morris. He found room in the paint and took over Phoenix’s offensive load.
Still, it wasn’t enough to counter the many weapons Oklahoma City was able to employ.
The Thunder responded to a 3-game losing streak with a blowout win over the Suns. “We have to do this because (opponents) are really going at us the last three games”. However, in the early going the numbers are not bearing that out. The rest of the team made 4 of 18….
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