The Thunder were up 91-69 after the first three quarters last night before calling off the dogs. The Thunder shot 50.7% from the floor last night as they were on fire. Kevin Durant (21 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal in 29 minutes) and James Harden (20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 22 minutes) led the way for the Thunder in this game. Russell Westbrook (13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Nick Collison (12 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists) also had solid games. Reggie Jackson (11 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists in 23 minutes) and Serge Ibaka (10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocked shots) also pitched in for the Thunder in this game. The Thunder are now 8-2 on the year.

The Thunder will be without 24-year old point guard Eric Maynor for the rest of the 2011-12 season due to a torn ACL. Maynor played in 9 games for the Thunder this year and he averaged 15.2 minutes, 4.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He has now played in 146 games in his first three years with the Thunder and he is averaging 15.4 minutes, 4.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. It will be up to 21-year old rookie Reggie Jackson to replace Maynor as Russell Westbrook’s caddy. Jackson has played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Thunder so far this year and he is averaging 9.3 minutes, 4.5 points, 0.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

The Thunder got a nice hard fought road win over the Rockets last night. Kevin Durant (27 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) and Russell Westbrook (25 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists) led the way for the Thunder last night. Nazr Mohammed (17 points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal in 18 minutes) and James Harden (16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists) gave the Thunder a nice spark off the bench in this game. The Thunder are now 7-2 on the year.

The Thunder shot 52.5% from the floor tonight and it was a big reason for the impressive home win. Kevin Durant (26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) and James Harden (23 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists in 26 minutes on the floor) led the way for the Thunder tonight. Russell Westbrook (15 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals) and Serge Ibaka (11 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocked shots) also had decent games for the Thunder tonight. The Thunder are now 6-2 on the year.

I know that it’s early, but the Thunder need more out of 23-year old point guard Russell Westbrook. Westbrook has played in 7 games (all starts) so far this year for the Thunder and he is averaging 33.1 minutes, 17.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game. But, Westbrook is only shooting 39% from the floor so far this year and that just isn’t good enough. The Thunder need Westbrook to start taking better shots so that he can help make defenses pay for double teaming Kevin Durant so much.