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Durant nets 40 as Thunder prevail in overtime

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Kevin Durant scored 40 points while Russell Westbrook added eight of his 16 points in overtime to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat Dallas 111-105 on Thursday night for their 11th straight win at home.

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Dallas Mavericks’ Dominique Jones nails an off-balanced buzzer beating three-point shot leading to overtime against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Kevin Durant flaunts his cross over around Chris Kaman with an easy drive to the hoop for the dunk.

CNNSI.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- It would be easy for Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap to tear up the blueprint amid a 16-game losing streak and come up with an entirely new plan.

Anthony Slater, newsok.com

By Anthony Slater – - @anthonyVslater Twenty-eight games into a disappointing 14-14 season, the Brooklyn Nets fired coach Avery Johnson on Thursday afternoon, as first reported by Yahoo! Sports. And the man dubbed to replace him — at least in the int…

John Rohde, newsok.com

If the mood of three-time NBA scoring champ Kevin Durant in any indicator, the Thunder has quickly turned the page after its frustrating 103-97 loss at Miami on Christmas Day. “It’s Christmas time, man. You can’t be frustrated around this time,” a…