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Russell Westbrook scored 29 points, Kevin Durant added 26 in an off-shooting performance and the Oklahoma City Thunder clawed out a 102-99 victory over defending champion Dallas on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Kevin Durant scored 25 points and hit the game-winning jumper from the foul line with 1.5 seconds left to lift the Thunder to a 99-98 victory over the Mavericks on Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series..

The Kevin and Kobe show won it for the West at the NBA All-Star game, holding off LeBron James at the end.

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.

The fortunate souls that were allowed to cram into a tiny gymnasium in Northeast Washington on Saturday weren’t just privy to the most anticipated basketball game since the NBA locked out its players in June, they were also witnesses to a game that truly mattered to the participants.

Dallas, the oldest team in the N.B.A. playoffs, got a game-high 48 points from Dirk Nowitzki to overshadow a 40-point performance by the Thunder’s Kevin Durant.

Kevin Durant bounced back from his worst playoff performance ever to score 39 points, Russell Westbrook had his first playoff triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 105-90 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 7 on Sunday.

Kevin Durant scored 26 points, James Harden led an outburst by Oklahoma City's bench with 21, and the Thunder evened their series with Memphis by beating the Grizzlies 111-102 in Game 2 on Tuesday night.

Kevin Durant matched his best playoff performance with 41 points, including the final nine for Oklahoma City, and the Thunder closed out their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets with a 100-97 victory in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Russell Westbrook added 21 and the Oklahoma City Thunder built a huge first-half lead on their way to a 106-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 on Wednesday night.The first-round playoff series shifts to Denver on Saturday night with Oklahoma City leading 2-0.