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Found January 04, 2012 on Pro Sports Blogging:
PLAYERS: Kevin Durant,  Russell Westbrook,  Thabo Sefolosha,  Daequan Cook,  James Harden,  Serge Ibaka,  Dirk Nowitzki,  LaMarcus Aldridge,  Gerald Wallace,  Raymond Felton,  Nicolas Batum
TEAMS: Oklahoma City Thunder,  Phoenix Suns,  Dallas Mavericks,  Portland Trail Blazers,  Houston Rockets,  Memphis Grizzlies,  San Antonio Spurs,  New Orleans Hornets

The first week of the new year has not treated the Oklahoma City Thunder well. After starting the season 5-0 they have now dropped back-to-back games, something they did only five times all of last season. Kevin Durant, who started the season scoring at least 30 points in each of his teams first four games, has struggled in two of the past three games. On Saturday (Dec. 31) Durant scored just 12 points, on 4-11 shooting, but his team had his back, led by point guard Russell Westbrook who had 18. He was one of six players to reach double figures for the Thunder. Along with Durant, guards Thabo Sefolosha and Daequan Cook each had 12, including 4-5 from beyond the arc from Cook. Forward Nick Collins had 11 points, while shooting guard James Harden had 10 points and eight assists. Oklahoma City defeated the Phoenix Suns by a score of 107-97. On Monday (Jan. 2) the Thunder were handed their first loss of the season by the defending NBA Champions, Dallas Mavericks. This was the two teams ...
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