The Lakers played great defense against the Thunder in the opener of this series yesterday. Kevin Durant was only 7 of 24 shooting as he finished up with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. He really looked flustered at times as Ron Artest was in his grill almost the whole game. Russell Westbrook really stepped up for the Thunder yesterday with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals in this game. Jeff Green pitched in with 10 points and only 3 rebounds. The Thunder are now down 1-0 in this series.

The Thunder shot 53.2% from the floor last night and it was a big reason for the win. Kevin Durant filled up the stat sheet with 31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocked shots. Jeff Green pitched in with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists last night. Rookies Eric Maynor (15 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists) and Serge Ibaka (15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocked shots) also had huge games for the Thunder last night. The Thunder finish the year with a 50-32 record and they will play the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Playoffs starting this weekend.

The Thunder needed this game last night but they were outscored 60-44 in the second half as the Blazers appeared to want the game more. Kevin Durant led the way for the Thunder last night with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Jeff Green had a decent night finishing with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. James Harden came off the bench and he pitched in with 12 points and 4 rebounds in only 23 minutes. The Thunder are now 49-32 on the year. They stand #8 in the Western Conference which pairs them with the Lakers in the playoffs.

The Thunder got outscored 64-54 in the second half tonight and it did them in. Kevin Durant had another out of this world game with 40 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots. Russell Westbrook had a rough shooting night hitting only 6 of 17 shots from the floor but he still finished up with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. James Harden was solid off the bench tonight with 18 points and 3 rebounds in 31 minutes. Jeff Green pitched in with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. The Thunder are now 49-31 on the season which has them tied with the Blazers & Spurs for the 6th through 8th spots in the Western Conference Playoffs.

The Thunder only shot 32.5% from the floor and they were losing 92-64 heading into the 4th quarter. Young teams lay an egg from time to time so I would just write this loss off. Kevin Durant led the way for the Thunder with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in 27 minutes last night. James Harden had a good game for the Thunder against the Nuggets as he finished up with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Serge Ibaka had probably his best game this season for the Thunder last night as he finished up with 15 points and 13 rebounds. The Thunder are now 36-24 on the season.