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Kevin Durant has done more of everything for the Oklahoma City Thunder since Russell Westbrook was lost for the rest of the season with a knee injury after Game 2 of the Thunder's first round series against the Houston Rockets.

Bradford Doolittle looks at which teams stand to gain the most from shorter rotations in the playoffs. If you're the Miami Heat, that just means more of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2013

It's unfair for Mark Cuban to heap "elite" expectations on Dirk Nowitzki.

DALLAS - While Kevin Durant dominated, Dirk Nowitzki couldn't even get the ball. Just look at the startling contrast between the two superstars' lines during the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks' 107-101 loss Sunday night that further damage...

How it happened: The Dallas Mavericks survived a Kevin Durant scoring flurry, but they still couldn't find a way to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. The NBA's leading scorer lit up the Mavs for 17 of his 31 points during a span of just more than fi...

Kevin Durant scored 19 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-101 Sunday night.

Tom Carpenter looks back at Monday's action, which included more playing time for Ricky Rubio and disappointing games from Dirk Nowitzki and DeMarcus Cousins.

Russell Westbrook scored 24 points, Kevin Durant had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Dallas Mavericks 112-91 Monday night while avoiding a third straight overtime game between the teams.

Mavericks-Thunder Preview

With Stephen Curry and Dirk Nowitzki not dressed, and the Grizzlies waiting on Tayshaun Prince and Ed Davis, the Memphis-Oklahoma City and Dallas-Golden State games didn't reveal anything monumental, but there were still a few takeaways from the acti...

DALLAS -- Only four of Kevin Durant's buckets were assisted during his career-high 52-point performance Friday night in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 117-114 overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks. That's according to the official stats. Those don't...

How it happened: It took a career-high 52 points from Kevin Durant to defeat the Dallas Mavericks. Durant dominated the overtime period, scoring nine points on 3-of-4 shooting. That included a couple of clutch, Dirk Nowitzki-knockoff, one-legged j...

Kevin Durant scored a career-high 52 points, including the go-ahead basket with 16.5 seconds left in overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held off a Dallas Mavericks rally for a 117-114 victory Friday night.

Mavericks' post-title plan was worth risk in order to keep up with rising Thunder.

When I gave last night's Thunder-Nuggets game one of my coveted DVR slots, I knew I was probably recording a schedule loss. Denver was on the second night of a back-to-back, having traveled from Denver to OKC after an overtime win over Portland. Okla...

Bradford Doolittle offers this week's Big Man Barometer, ranking the NBA's top power forwards and centers.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2013