Everything had been going so well.The Oklahoma City Thunder came into Thursday night’s 114-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors riding a seven-game winning streak. More importantly, it was reigning MVP Kevin Durant's eighth consecutive game after returning from a fractured foot earlier this month.
Now, both streaks appear to be finished.After becoming the first player since 1976's ABA-NBA merger to tally at least 30 points in fewer than 20 minutes, according to the Elias Sports Bureau (h/t ESPN.com's Royce Young), Durant left the game in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle and didn't return.
Russell Westbrook's 33 points and eight assists weren't enough in his absence, not on a night when Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 53 points.
For the moment, however, losing to a hot team like the Warriors is the least of head coach Scott Brooks' concerns. The possibility of having to spend more time without a four-time scoring champion is the bigger problem.
Fortunately, X-rays offered encouraging news, and the organization has thus far described the sprain as "mild."
Source http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2304893-thunder-future-uncertain-after-kevin-durant-injury-and-other-thursday-takeaways
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