As the old saying goes, "Good things come to those who wait."On Friday night, the good thing was a 127-115 win for the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Western Conference-leading Golden State Warriors. It came complete with the ferocious, devastatingly effective offense that OKC fans have been waiting for all season.
Kevin Durant scored 36 points on 18 shots. Serge Ibaka scored 27 points on 18 shots. And Russell Westbrook? Oh, he just had a ho-hum triple-double of 17 points, 17 assists and 15 rebounds.And guess what. Even though the season series is over, the Warriors might have to try to guard this again. Maybe even in the first round. Golden State has the No. 1 seed, and OKC's not likely to finish higher than No. 8 because of all the losses that piled up with Durant and Westbrook sidelined.
Congratulations on having the West's best regular-season record, Warriors. Your reward? A first-round, seven-game series against this machine…as long as its engine keeps running the way it did Friday.
Unless otherwise noted, all stats and salary figures are courtesy of NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com and are current as of Jan. 16, 2015.
Source http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2332972-oklahoma-city-thunder-weve-been-waiting-for-all-season-finally-arrive
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