The new “Creamsicle” orange shoes were no help for Kevin Durant, who had one of his worst games of the year and the Oklahoma City Thunder (12-12) lost to the Dallas Mavericks (19-7) because of it.  Durant only hit 4-18 shots, finishing with 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.  Nobody stepped up for the Thunder with Durant having an off night.  Russell Westbrook was the leading scorer for the Thunder with only 16 points on 6-19 shooting.  Jeff Green was one of the few to shoot the ball well, hitting 7-11 shots for 15 points.  They didn’t bring a strong enough effort defensively either, and Dirk Nowitzki killed them.  Nowitzki went off for 35 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.  This was not a good effort by the Thunder.