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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Three-time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant is determined to become known as more than a one-dimensional player. LaMarcus Aldridge Jersey . He took a big step in that direction Sunday night. Durant notched his first career triple-double with 25 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 119-109. "I really didnt care, to be honest. If it came, then thats cool. If it didnt, then just keep playing," Durant said. "It feels good to get one. Now, I guess Ive got a little monkey off my back. I can just go out there and play." Durant has endured some growing pains this season trying to improve his floor game, with a bump in his assist numbers coinciding with an increase in his turnovers, too. He came in averaging four turnovers per game, the fourth-worst in the league. But after ending up with more turnovers than assists in each of his first five NBA seasons, Durant is starting to reverse that trend this season. Hes also grabbing about two more rebounds per game than any other time in his career. "Theres going to be nights where I have to score 30. Theres going to be nights where I have to have seven or eight assists," Durant said. "So, Im just trying to be an all-around player and just continue to help my team win." Durant turned it over just twice in this one and pumped his right fist after he set up Kevin Martins 3-pointer with 4:57 to play for his 10th assist. The play also helped the Thunder hold on after Golden State cut a 21-point deficit to seven in the fourth quarter. Russell Westbrook scored 30 points and Martin had 23 off the bench as Oklahoma City had a season-high 31 assists for the second straight game and a season high in points. Durant, Westbrook and Martin also combined for 22 assists. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 22 points, and David Lee chipped in 19 points and 10 rebounds. "Durants a pretty good passer to begin with and we decided we were going to load up a lot on him and Russell when they got the ball and make other guys beat us," Lee said. "The problem with loading up sometimes on him is that hes 6-11 and can see over it and make passes. "I always considered him a pretty unselfish player, considering the amount of talent he has to score the basketball. I dont think that you would call him a selfish scorer by any means." It looked for a while as though Durant might be stuck on nine assists -- matching his previous career best from a double-overtime game against Denver during his rookie season in Seattle. Durant and Westbrook teamed up to score eight straight points late in the third quarter, with Westbrooks 3-pointer from the top of the key extending Oklahoma Citys lead to 86-67. Durant had a chance to pick up his 10th assist before the end of the third period, but instead kept the ball on a fast break and wound up with a three-point play that put the Thunder ahead 94-73. He started the fourth quarter on the bench, but got a chance to come back in when Oklahoma Citys reserves let the lead start slipping away. Coach Scott Brooks put his All-Stars back in with 8:18 left, after Currys 3-pointer drew Golden State to 101-88. Nick Collison used a nifty touch pass off an offensive rebound to set up Serge Ibakas layup, and Durant assisted on Martins 3 on the next trip as Oklahoma City stemmed the tide. "Some guys can just pass, some guys can just shoot, some guys can just rebound. Obviously, with Kevin, he can do many things on the floor and we always have to challenge him because we dont know how good he will end up being," Brooks said. Brooks said he doesnt want Durant to become a passer, but rather a play-maker. "Every year for the next 100 years, hes going to be an MVP-type calibre player, and this is what MVP players do," Brooks said. "They make your team better, you win games and you do everything. You fill the stat sheet. "You dont want to be a guy that just scores 35 and the team doesnt have success." Carl Landry had 14 points and Jarrett Jack scored 12 for Golden State, which lost despite shooting 52 per cent from the field. Warriors reserve Richard Jefferson pulled himself out of the game late in the first quarter after straining his right calf, and he did not return. The Warriors wiped away an early seven-point deficit to go up 32-31 in the second quarter but Eric Maynor answered with a 3-pointer to start a 19-6 response that put Oklahoma City ahead to stay. "Theyre the reigning Western Conference champions playing at home, playing well. You want to compete and find a way to beat them and in the end they shoot the ball 13-for-20 from 3. You give up 119 points," Curry said. "Thats not going to cut it." Notes: Asked before the game how he would have defended Westbrook during his playing days, Warriors coach Mark Jackson responded: "Chapel first, and then stay late when all the guys leave to get some extra prayer in." ... Oklahoma City had held its opponents below 44 per cent shooting in each of its first seven wins this season. ... Golden State had also held seven opponents below 44 per cent this season, tying Chicago and Oklahoma City for the NBA lead. Blake Griffin Jersey .E.I. -- Nova Scotias Colleen Pinkney needed 11 ends to hold off a late rally by Saskatchewans Cathy Inglis and remain undefeated at the Canadian senior curling championships with a 9-7 win Wednesday. Kate Spade Shoulder Bags Outlet . James is being kept out of Miamis final road game -- against the Cavaliers -- as the Heat get ready for the NBA playoffs by resting almost all of their top players. http://www.michaelkorscybermonday2014.com/CYBER-MONDAY-MICHA EL-KORS-HOBO-13/ . Their finish was pretty good too. The Kings peppered goalie Roberto Luongo early in the first period and scored a couple of shootout goals to earn a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Michael Kors Drawstring Bags Cyber Monday . -- Ohio States only senior ended Michigan States regular season on a sour note. LeBron James Cavaliers Jersey . 21-year-old rookie Jake Gardiner is seemingly never tired, despite the heavy minutes hes logging this season for the Leafs.MIAMI -- LeBron James went through a series of tests before the game, all under the watchful eye of the Miami Heat training staff and some coaches. He passed with flying colours, and looked good as new afterward. James scored 27 points after a three-game absence caused by a strained right hamstring, five other Miami players reached double figures and the Heat moved closer to securing home-court advantage for the entire NBA playoffs by topping the Philadelphia 76ers 106-87 on Saturday night. "He knows his body better than anybody," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "So he knew how to pace himself and put his fingerprints on the game." Playing only 31 minutes, James made 12 of 17 shots from the field and added five assists and four rebounds. Rashard Lewis scored 14 points, Norris Cole added 13 and Chris Andersen grabbed 15 rebounds -- as many as he had in any two previous games this season combined -- for the Heat, whose magic number for clinching the leagues best regular-season record was trimmed to two. Miami moved to 60-16, one win shy of matching the franchise single-season record. The Heat got there after outscoring Philadelphia 29-11 in the fourth quarter. "Its special," James said. "Weve got a special team. Weve been saying that all year. We dont take this moment for granted. Theres not many teams in NBA history that have won 60 games." Jrue Holiday scored 18 points for Philadelphia, which got 14 from Evan Turner and an 11-point, 11-rebound night from Spencer Hawes. Dorell Wright and Nick Young each scored 10 off the bench for the 76ers, but Phillys reserves were outscored 53-28. "Thats a championship team, a veteran team, so they know how to close games," Wright said. "But Im not taking anything from us. I think effort was there. We played hard." The Heat were without Dwyane Wade (sore ankle and knee) and Chris Bosh (sore right knee). A steal and dunk from James with 2:41 left just about sealed the outcome, giving the Heat -- who led by just one entering the final quarter -- what was then their biggest lead, a 16-point margin at 101-85. Miami has now beaten Philadelphia in 19 of the teams last 20 meetings, including playoffs. In the regular season only, its 15 straight wins for the Heat. "I cant remember the last time we beat them," Hawes said. And while Miami will go into the Eastern Conference playoffs as the No. 1 seed, a disappointing season for the 76ers is winding down without a single appearance from Andrew Bynum. The 76ers will miss the playoffs, after Milwaukee wrapped up the last of the Eastern Conferences eight available spots with a win over Toronnto later Saturday night. wholesale jerseys. . "We swung for the fences," Philadelphia coach Doug Collins said. "And I give our organization a lot of credit. We went for a home run and unfortunately it didnt work for us this year. But I will tell you, the guys in the locker room, Im incredibly proud at how hard theyve played every single night. Weve competed and weve had some really tough losses but we can only grow from that." Spoelstra said before the game that he would carefully manage James minutes, and he wasnt kidding. James checked out for the first time after playing 7:45 of the opening quarter, his shortest stint to open a regular-season game since October 2010 -- his first week of action with the Heat. Then again, it didnt seem like the Heat would exactly need much from James at that point. Miami made its first four 3-point attempts, shot 64 per cent in the opening quarter compared with 29 by Philadelphia, and led 33-18 -- outscoring the 76ers 20-5 over the final 6:44. Things flip-flopped in the second quarter. Philadelphia started dominating from the field (55 per cent to Miamis 30), and a 15-8 rebounding edge that quarter helped the 76ers pull within 50-46 at the break. For Miami, it was a statistically odd half, with the Heat far better from outside the 3-point arc -- 8 for 13 -- than its 13-of-32 pace from 2-point range in the opening 24 minutes. "It was a good win," Spoelstra said. "The guys worked the game." Holiday scored 11 in the third quarter, including a 3-for-3 effort from 3-point range, and the 76ers were within 77-76 entering the fourth. But the Heat started the final quarter strong. James found Ray Allen for a 3-pointer with 6 minutes left that pushed Miamis lead back to 10, and win No. 60 was in the books a short time later. For the Heat, 60 wins sounds nice, but its all about 16 -- the number of post-season wins needed to capture the NBA title. "I dont think the number matters, the number that you get to, because anything happens when you get to the playoffs," Allen said. "When you see teams that do have 60 wins, it does incite a little fear, because you know that they were pretty good and consistent throughout the regular season. We hope that plays in our favour, but for the most part, no team cares about what happens in the regular season anyway." NOTES: James made a third-quarter jumper to become the 32nd player in NBA history to eclipse the 21,000-point mark for his career. ... Miami has six games left, starting with a potential first-round playoff preview with Milwaukee at home on Tuesday. ... The Heat led by a single point after three quarters in both visits by Philadelphia this season. ' ' '
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