Kevin Durant News

Jason Thompson had 21 points and 14 rebounds to help Sacramento beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 on Tuesday night, giving the Kings their first three-game winning streak in over a year.

If there's one thing worse than H1N1, it's the Fantasy Basketball Flu [FBF]. I've written about it before and how it's an epidemic that sweeps through NBA fans for a solid five months.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant goes to the basket against Detroit Pistons forward Jason Maxiell in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Oct.

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Kobe Bryant scored 31 points including the go-ahead jumper in overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers got tested in their first road game of the season, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 on Tuesday night.

Posted by John Paulsen In just 31 minutes of playing time, Kevin Durant posted 28 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals in a 102-74 win over the Magic.

Kevin Durant finished with 28 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a dominating 102-74 win over the Orlando Magic at Ford Center.

Tonight's game was kind of a sad let down from the first four games. In all four of the previous games we either won nicely or were in a position to win but just didn't execute.

TV : NBA TV ; FS Oklahoma Stream : Click Here Radio : WWLS The Sports Animal Time : 7:00 CST View from the enemy : Forum Blue and Gold Offensive Rating : Thunder a ' 101.1 , Lakers a ' 102.3 Defensive Rating : Thunder a ' 96.6 , Lakers a ' 101.9 Pace : Thunder a ' 88.0 , Lakers a ' 96.8 Here is crack No.

Before he dashed out of the Thunder 's dressing room, seemingly in search of any rock sizeable enough to crawl under and conceal his 6-foot-9 inch frame from the outside world, Kevin Durant sounded as glum as he's ever been after a defeat.

The Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder have each been heralded in recent years as "the future of the NBA." Each team boasts several young, rising star players.

After a game like that, you tell yourself not to be sad. You tell yourself to look at the improvement.

They were his Big Three, a trio of players you either haven't heard of or names that would serve as good subjects for a 'where are they now?' trivia question.

Nobody ever said winning had to be pretty. Especially not on the road and especially not when you're trying to dodge a three-game losing streak.

While the Blazers sit and stew about their defense - of lack of one - Oklahoma City is downright giddy about how its playing defense these days.

Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman reports: If you had one guess, what would you say is driving Kevin Durant this season? The scoring title? An All-Star appearance? A playoff berth? How about video games? "People might not believe me, but when I go home I play video games and I lose all the time,a Durant said.

November 29th, game number 18. That was the date and the game number last year in which the OKC Thunder won their second game.

New Detroit players Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva will make their home debuts tonight, when the Pistons welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder to The Palace of Auburn Hills.

OKLAHOMA CITY The route from Memphis, Tenn., to Oklahoma City is a simple and relatively short one Interstate 40 West for some 500 miles.

KINGS AT THUNDER When: 5 p.m. TV: CSNCA. Radio: KHTK . Kings update: The Sacramento bench led a 104-89 rout of the Thunder last week in an exhibition game, but the Kings can't expect tonight to be as easy.