Durant, Thunder visit Pacers in Indy
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03/21/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - MVP candidate Kevin Durant will lead the Oklahoma City Thunder into Indiana this afternoon for a showdown against the Pacers at
Conseco Fieldhouse in the finale of a three-game road trip.
Durant is second in the NBA with 29.7 points per game and is coming off a 31-
point performance in a 115-89 win at Toronto on Friday. Durant has scored 30
or more points in an NBA-best 38 games this season, with the Thunder going
27-11 in that stretch. Durant has already set the franchise-record for most
30-point games in a season and leads the NBA with a 31.2 ppg since Christmas.
He is nine points shy of becoming just the second player in NBA history to
score 2,000 points through 68 games under the age of 22. LeBron James reached
the 2,000-point mark in his 65th game during the 2005-06 season at 21.
Meanwhile, Jeff Green added 25 points and seven rebounds in the recent victory
for the playoff-hopeful Thunder, who have won six of seven overall and
improved to 20-14 as the guest. Kyle Weaver chipped in 12 points off the bench
and Russell Westbrook notched 11 points and 10 assists against the Raptors.
"Our guys came out with a lot of energy on the defensive end," Thunder coach
Scott Brooks said. "We really got after it. That was out best game of the
year."
Oklahoma City is tied with Phoenix for fifth in the Western Conference.
Indiana will shoot for its fifth straight win at home today and recorded a
106-102 victory versus the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Danny Granger returned
to the lineup and poured in 29 points to go with six assists for the Pacers,
who have won two of three games.
Granger, who sat out Wednesday's loss to the Cavaliers after taking an elbow
to the cheek a night earlier, helped the Pacers beat the Pistons for a fifth
straight game. Troy Murphy posted 20 points and eight rebounds, while Roy
Hibbert and Brandon Rush registered 15 points apiece for the victors.
"I thought our guys reacted well to adversity. We fought back and got the job
done," Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien said. "We just didn't get our normal
energy we usually get from our bench. We (the starters) had dead legs and we
didn't play transition defense in the fourth quarter."
The Pacers are 16-16 in Indy this season.
Oklahoma City topped Indiana, 108-102, back on January 9 this season at the
Ford Center to snap a three-game slide in the series. The Pacers are a
miserable 5-21 against the West in 2009-10, while the Thunder sport a 20-7
record versus Eastern Conference foes.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers are heating up at the right
moment and will try for their sixth straight win tonight, when they take a
trip to the desert to face the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center.
Portland is cur
<< Top-seeded Syracuse and Gonzaga clash in West Region
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The first-ever meeting between powers from
opposite coasts takes place this afternoon at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York
as the Gonzaga Bulldogs clash with the Syracuse Orange in the second round of
the 72nd annua
<< West Regional action pits Panthers against Musketeers
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One of only two active teams capable of
making it to the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year, the Xavier
Musketeers must first get by the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second round of
the 72nd annual NCAA Tourn
<< Mountaineers attempt to tame Tigers in East Regional matchup
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The second-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers
and the 10th-seeded Missouri Tigers will collide in the second round of the
NCAA Tournament this afternoon.
The winner of this East Regional matchup will advance to
<< Upset-minded Big Red sets sights on Badgers
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first NCAA Tournament win in program history two days ago, and they will
attempt to upset the fourth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers in the second round of
the East Regiona
Rockets begin trip at New York >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets hope to get back on track when they
open a three-game road trip Sunday against the New York Knicks at historic
Madison Square Garden.
Houston will also visit the Bulls and Thunder, and is 15-17
Lakers welcome Wizards to Staples Center >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The playoff-bound Los Angeles Lakers shoot for their sixth
straight victory tonight, when they close out a short homestand versus the
Washington Wizards at Staples Center.
The Pacific Division-leading Lakers opened th
Spurs, Hawks tangle in Atlanta >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of playoff-caliber teams get together this evening
at Philips Arena in Atlanta, where the Hawks will try to snap a seven-game
losing streak to the San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs have also won 10 of the last 11
Cavs return home to host Pistons >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Central Division champion and NBA-best Cleveland
Cavaliers will return to the cozy confines of Quicken Loans Arena tonight,
when they play host to the rival Detroit Pistons.
The top-seeded Cavs have won si
Kings visit Clippers without rookie Evans >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Sacramento Kings will be without leading scorer and
Rookie of the Year candidate Tyreke Evans for this afternoon's game against
the Pacific Division-rival Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.
Evans injured
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