The Oklahoma City Thunder proved why they are the best team in the league after defeating the Denver Nuggets 127-103, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander showed why he should be the MVP this season. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the game with 40 points,
Nikola Jokic is going to Oklahoma City for a two-game tilt with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after becoming the first player in NBA history with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists in a game.
Kevin Durant is one of the greatest players in NBA history. However, he does have some blemishes on his legacy. Here are the 10 biggest.
For the Suns, they had fight late, with Kevin Durant nailing a last-second 3-pointer in the corner, with time expiring, to force the overtime period. The superstar forward finished the game with 29 points on 10-of-16 shooting in 46 minutes logged. However, it was Devin Booker who led the Suns, scoring 34 points on 10-of-19 shooting.
Kevin Durant remains one of the league's deadliest scorers at age 36. If he can continue putting the ball in the hoop at an elite level as he approaches 40, Durant should be able to become a top-five scorer in league history. He currently ranks eighth on the list, chasing Wilt Chamberlain's seventh-ranked 31,419 points.
With Westbrook's decline, the critics grew louder. The basketball enigma can no longer shut them up with superb individual performances like he did in his 20s. According to NBA legend Oscar Robertson -- who Westbrook broke his single-season record for most triple-doubles -- he forewarned him of this exact scenario.
“He was the bully… He used to try to give me 50 every time. He would be shooting on me so much, that [Kevin Durant] would be getting mad, like, ‘Pass the ball!’” Damian Lillard on playing against Russell Westbrook 👀 (via @club520podcast) pic.twitter.com/wrRqwpchaa