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Durant's 32 help Thunder stay unbeaten (AP)

Found December 28, 2011 on Yahoo! Sports:
PLAYERS: James Harden,  Kevin Durant,  Kendrick Perkins,  Russell Westbrook
TEAMS: Oklahoma City Thunder,  Memphis Grizzlies
Kevin Durant scored 32 points, James Harden added 20, and the Oklahoma City Thunder remained undefeated with a 98-95 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Durant, who started the game 1 of 7, made nine of his next 10 before making the clinching free throws with a second left. Kendrick Perkins added 10 for Oklahoma City, but point guard Russell Westbrook had only four points, all on...
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