Kevin Durant Calls Russell Westbrook ‘Our Best Player’
I see this game going either way, but if forced to pick, I’d side with the home team that’s had time to rest. In the Thunder’s loss against the Raptors Wednesday, he had 27 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and three blocks. Just the other day the two combined to score 91 points against the Magic.
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have made a strong case for being one of the best dynamic duos in the history of the National Basketball Association.
“It’s a make-or-miss league and we missed them and they made them”.
The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar is following a banner campaign in 2014-15 with arguably the best play of his career during the season’s early going.
Controlling what it can, capitalizing on its strengths and minimizing its mistakes can be just the recipe for earning a road victory against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night and getting back to winning ways.
I think we can all agree that no matter your rooting level for any specific team or specific sport, everything is better off if the best and most interesting players are in the games. I mean, we make those shots and you say it’s great offense. Joseph’s essentially helped mend the loss of last year’s Sixth Man of the Year-winner Louis Williams, but more as a complement on defense to Lowry than another player requiring shots to be effective.
Instead, they got to the free-throw line 39 times, fought hard enough to hang around and held Oklahoma City to just 17 points on 5-of-20 shooting in the fourth quarter. Derozan’s free throw totals were higher than the Thunder’s collective totals of 12 of 14. “The way we ended the year, we should be, but what we have got to do now is be pissed off but have it in our rearview mirror”. “That shows mental toughness when you can win when everything is not clicking”. Their last loss, in which the previously winless Hornets scored 130 in regulation, prompted Bulls guard Jimmy Butler to divulge the following observation, “We ain’t been playing no defense”.
– The Thunder are shooting 50.4% off of Westbrook’s passes, including 13/26 (50%) on three pointers.
Derozan’s 28 points led all scorers.
Also, skinny Kyle Lowry is really good.
Durant missed the second of two free throws, but the Thunder scrambled and forced a jump ball. Toronto had more shots blocked (six) than it made (five) in the first quarter….
Stephen Curry poured in 31 points to ensure the Golden State Warriors also remained unbeaten as they handed the Los Angeles Clippers their first defeat of the season with a 112-108 win. I told the guys, get off their feet, no running around shopping in Orlando or enjoying the sun, we’re on a business trip.