Topic: Kevin Durant

NBA releases schedule ahead of ratified labor agreement

(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) does not yet have a ratified labor agreement but the league moved full speed ahead Tuesday by announcing a provisional schedule.The NBA's 66th season will be comprised of 66 games, 16 less than the norm ...

NBA stars align for exhibitions during lockout

LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony might not have an NBA season title to play for in 2011-2012 but they are popular in exhibition games during the NBA lockout.More than 4,500 people jammed Morgan State University's gymnasium on Tuesday ...

NBA Mavs rally to stun Thunder in overtime

Dirk Nowitzki scored 40 points Monday as Dallas erased a late 15-point deficit and beat Oklahoma City 112-105 in overtime to move to within one win of reaching the NBA finals.Jason Kidd hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 40 seconds remaining in overtime ...

Mavericks hold on to beat Thunder

Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Marion both scored 18 points as the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 93-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in game three of their NBA semi-final playoff series.Jason Kidd finished with 13 points and eight assists for ...

Thunder's Durant leads generational shift in talent

TORONTO (Reuters) - Kevin Durant has managed to dodge the growing pains often required for success in the NBA and now the Oklahoma City Thunder forward is among a handful of players headlining a generational shift in talent in the game.There was ...

Reserves come through in clutch for Thunder

Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks 106-100 behind a 24-point performance from Durant to level their NBA semi-final series at one game each.James Harden finished with 23 points for the Thunder, who extended their streak of not ...

Thunder upset Mavs to tie series at 1-1

DALLAS (Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder, getting a tremendous boost from their bench, beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-100 to level the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals at 1-1 on Thursday. Kevin Durant, the NBA scoring leader the last two years, scored 24 ...

Thunder oust Grizzlies to advance in NBA playoffs

NBA season scoring champion Kevin Durant poured in 39 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder past Memphis 105-90 and into the Western Conference playoff final.The Thunder defeated the Grizzlies four games to three in the best-of-seven second ...

Oklahoma beat Memphis to reach Conference finals

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 105-90 Sunday to seal their place in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Western Conference finals.The Thunder rebounded from their 13-point loss in Memphis two days ago to easily win the ...

Grizzlies rally from dismal first half to roar past Thunder

MEMPHIS (Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies recovered from a dismal first half to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 95-83 and force a Game Seven in their NBA Western Conference semi-final series.The eighth seeded Grizzlies erased a 10-point half-time deficit with a stifling ...
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