A tired squad had their work cut out for them up in Portland, and the home team was looking for payback. It all added up to a struggle that Oklahoma City could not overcome. The Trail Blazers held on for a 102-93 victory, sending the Thunder to the All-Star break with 40 losses.
One night after a tough loss against the NBA's best team, OKC followed it up in probably the hardest place to play. Kevin Duran't string of 30+ scoring came to an end, and Portland controlled the boards. It was a disappointing end to the 'first half' of the season as the Thunder fell to 2-4 on the month.
Rookie Russell Westbrook paced the club with 21 points, and Jeff Green added 17. A less than forty percent shooting night doomed the visitors who remained competitive early but ran out of gas in the fourth. All three players from the 'Holy Trinity' as some are calling them will get a rest -- only not as much as the rest of the Thunder.
That is because all three were in action tonight for the Rookie/Soph game that opened up All-Star Weekend. Durant recovered from his off night in a big way, cruising to an event record 46 points. KD and Green now own bragging rights over Westbrook after the Sophs won by six.
Durant will be back Saturday for the first ever H.O.R.S.E. event, and the fans were trying to get Westbrook in the dunk contest. Carbert and I will be back with all the action.
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