The #linsinty of the last few weeks has taken the NBA by storm. Yes, Jeremy Lin is one of the best stories to hit the Internet in a long time and yes he deserves all the attention he is getting. But have you been keeping track of all the other great stories unfolding in this lockout shortened season?
One happened last night when Kevin Durant (maybe the best in the whole league) scored a career-high 51 points in a overtime win over the Nuggets. Durant and the Oklahoma Thunder are living up to the hype and unless you live in Seattle, you should be also loving this story.
Durant is the ideal NBA superstar. Amazing talent, soft spoken in the media and the type of guy that will never become the villain on the court or in the tabloids.
Oh and if you think the Thunder are a one man team, check out the stat line from last night.
Durant had a career-high 51 points, Russell Westbrook scored 40 of his own and Serge Ibaka had a triple-double of 15 rebounds, 14 points and 11 blocked shots.
That...
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TEAMS: Oklahoma City Thunder, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks
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