23-year old small forward Kevin Durant is off to a solid start for the Thunder in the playoffs. Durant has started 3 games for the Thunder against the Mavericks so far and he is averaging 42.0 minutes, 27.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocked shots per game. Durant is shooting only 44.1% from the floor in this series, but he’s still getting the job done.

The Thunder held the Mavericks to 34.2% shooting from the floor and it helped them thrash them in Dallas last night. Kevin Durant led the way for the Thunder with 31 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot. Russell Westbrook also had a decent game with 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Serge Ibaka was tough around the basket as he finished up with 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal and 4 blocked shots. Derek Fisher and James Harden pitched in with 10 points apiece in this game. The Thunder are now up 3-0 in this series.

Point guard Russell Westbrook is dominating the Dallas Mavericks so far in their playoff series. He has played in 2 games (both starts) for the Thunder so far in the playoffs and he is averaging 38.5 minutes, 28.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Westbrook has been very efficient shooting the ball as he is hitting 52.3% from the floor, 50% from three point range and 100% from the free throw line so far in the playoffs. The Mavericks don’t have any point guards on their roster capable of slowing Russell Westbrook down, so I expect him to continue to dominate in this series.

The Oklahoma City Thunder held off the very tough Mavericks again last night. Russell Westbrook led the way for the Thunder last night with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Kevin Durant only shot 5 of 17 from the floor and he turned the ball over 7 times last night, but he still finished up with 26 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. James Harden had a solid game off the bench for the Thunder with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Kendrick Perkins (13 points) and Derek Fisher (11 points) also pitched in for the Thunder last night. The Thunder are now up 2-0 on the Mavericks in this series.

The Thunder pulled a rabbit out of their hat last night to prevail. Kevin Durant hit a jumper with 1.5 seconds left in the game to give the Thunder a very hard fought win over the defending NBA Champion Mavericks. Russell Westbrook (28 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals) and Kevin Durant (25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals despite only shooting 10 of 27 from the floor) led the way for the Thunder last night. Serge Ibaka also had a great game as he stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 5 blocked shots. James Harden pitched in with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal off the bench. The Thunder are now up 1-0 in this series.