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Westbrook, Durant lead Monday’s S&Ds efforts

Oklahoma City’s dynamic duo took advantage of a questonable late officiating call that helped boost them to a wild overtime victory over  Portland.

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant came up with monster games Monday to pace the Thunder’s 111-107 triumph over the Trail Blazers.

Westbrook went for 28 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Durant provided 33 points, seven rebounds and five assists, including a key dunk with 2.9 seconds in overtime to ice the victory.

“I’m just glad we got the win, man,” Durant . “It was one of those wins where we come back in the locker room a little bit emotional.”

STUDS

Oklahoma City G Russell Westbrook: Tallied 28 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and was plus-1 in the Thunder’s overtime victory at Portland.

Oklahoma City F Kevin Durant: Notched 33 points, seven rebounds, five assists and was plus-3 in the Thunder’s triumph at Portland.

Los Angeles Clippers G Chris Paul: Filled the stat sheet with 29 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and two steals in the Clippers’ victory at Orlando.

Sacramento C DeMarcus Cousins: Muscled for 28 points, 19 rebounds, three blocks and was plus-8 in the Kings’ triumph at New Orleans.

San Antonio F Tim Duncan: Went for 19 points, 17 rebounds, five blocked shots, three assists, two steals and was plus-6 in the Spurs’ comback victory at Memphis.

Portland F LaMarcus Aldridge: Notched a season-high 39 points, six rebounds and three rebounds in the Trail Blazers’ overtime loss to Oklahoma City. 

Orlando C Dwight Howard: Produced 33 points, 14 rebounds, two steals, two blocks and was plus-8 in the Magic’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.  

DUDS

Utah G Earl Watson: Missed all four shots with two turnovers and was minus-11 in the Jazz’s loss at New York.

Orlando F Hedo Turkoglu: Missed all six shots with a turnover in the Magic’s loss to the Los Angeles  Clippers.

Utah F Paul Millsap: Went 3 for 10 from the field with five turnovers in the Jazz’s loss at New York.

Denver F Al Harrington: Clanked through a 5-for-16 shooting effort with four turnovers and was minus-8 in the Nuggets’ loss  to Houston.

Memphis F Rudy Gay: Scored 18 points against the  Spurs, but needed 26 shots to get them, along with four turnovers and was minus-4 in the Grizzlies’ loss to San Antonio.

Houston G Kevin Martin: Struggled through a 1-for-9 shooting night with three turnovers and was minus-1 in the Rockets’ victory at Denver.  

Memphis G O.J. Mayo: Went 3 for 15 from the field with a turnover in the Grizzlies’ loss to the Spurs.

Rose bounces back for 35 to lead Monday’s S&Ds

NBA reigning MVP Derrick Rose couldn’t wait to put an embarrassing performance behind him as quickly as he could. 

Only a day after his two missed free throws and a missed late shot led to a loss, Rose erupted for a season-best 35 points Monday to lead Chicago to a 95-85 victory over Washington.

Rose scored 13 points in the first quarter as the Bulls jumped ahead early and never trailed in the victory.

“I just played my game—and that’s me being aggressive,” Rose told the Associated Press.

Before the game, Rose vowed never to repeat his late crumble against Miami on Sunday. 

“If I ever get in that position again, I know it will be totally different. Yesterday isn’t going to do anything but make me stronger as a player,” Rose said.

It helped catapult him to the top of Monday’s Studs and Duds.

STUDS

Chicago G Derrick Rose: Went for 35 points, eight assists, three blocked shots, two steals and was plus-13 in the Bulls’ triumph at Washington.

Los Angeles Clippers G Chris Paul: Went for 26 points, 14 assists, two steals and was plus-10 in the Clippers’ victory over the Thunder.

Minnesota F Michael Beasley: Came off the bench to score 34 points on 10-for-14 shooting and was plus-4 in the Timberwolves’ victory at the Rockets.  

Miami F LeBron James: Filled the stat sheet for 22 points, 11 rebounds, eight rebounds and was a team-best plus-29 in the Heat’s victory over New Orleans.

Oklahoma City F Kevin Durant: Notched  36 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots in the Thunder’s loss at the Clippers.

DUDS

Memphis F Rudy Gay: Limited to one point as he missed all seven shots from the field for his lowest scoring effort since his rookie season in 2006-07. For good measure, he picked up a technical and was minus-11 in the Grizzlies’ loss to the Spurs.

Minnesota F Wesley Johnson: Went 2 for 7 from the field with six turnovers in the Timberwolves’ victory over the Rockets.

Detroit G Brandon Knight: Clanked through an 0-for-4 shooting night with four turnovers and was minus-20 in the Pistons’ loss at the Bucks.

Orlando F Hedo Turkoglu: Went 1 for 9 from the field with two turnovers and was minus-10 in the Magic’s loss at the 76ers.

Oklahoma City F James Harden: Clanked through a 2-for-10 shooting night with three turnovers and was minus-11 in the Thunder’s loss to the Clippers.

KD’s 36 leads OKC’s victory, tops Friday’s S&Ds

Kevin Durant’s confidence never wavered.

Even as he misfired on his first five 3-pointers Friday night, Oklahoma City’s leading scorer was determined to keep shooting.

Durant hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 53 seconds left to give the Thunder the lead for good in a 101-94 victory over Memphis. 

It was part of a mammoth 36-point, 10-rebound effort for Durant, who scored the game’s final seven points to allow the Thunder to pull away for the victory.

“The 3s I was shooting looked good but I was missing,” Durant told the Associated Press. “It was just a matter of time before one was going to go down for me. I shot the ball right and it was able to go in.”

The Thunder trailed by 10 points late in the third quarter. Durant’s big finish enabled them to post a 32-17 edge in the fourth quarter as they claimed their sixth victory in their last seven games heading into their big matchup with the Spurs Saturday night.

And it also enabled him to lead Friday’s Studs and Duds.  

STUDS

Oklahoma City F Kevin Durant: Erupted for 36 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three blocks, two steals and was a team-best plus-13 in the Thunder’s victory over Memphis.

Indiana F Paul George: Notched 30 points, nine rebounds, five assists, five steals and was plus-16 in the Pacers’ win at Dallas. 

Minnesota C Nikola Pekovic: Muscled for 27 points, 11 rebounds and was a team-best plus-11 in  the Timberwolves’ triumph at New Jersey.

Miami F LeBron James: Went for 19 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists, two blocks and was plus-19 in the Heat’s victory at Philadelphia.

New Jersey G Anthony Morrow: Notched 42 points, four rebounds, two assists and was plus-7 in the Nets’ loss to Minnesota.

DUDS

Cleveland G Mychel Thompson: Missed all six shots and was minus-16 in the Cavaliers’ loss at Orlando.

New Jersey G Deron Williams: Went 5 for 18 from the field with six turnovers and was a team-worst minus-10 in the Nets’ loss to Minnesota.

Boston G Rajon Rondo: Went 3 for 8 from the field with five turnovers and was a team-worst minus-8 in the Celtics’ victory over New York.

Denver F Danilo Gallinari: Clanked through a 1-for-9 shooting effort with a turnover and was minus-1 in the Nuggets’ loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Washington G Jordan Crawford: Struggled witha 4-for-13 shooting night with three turnovers and was a team-worst minus-17 in the Wizards’ loss at Toronto.