One win, one loss and one point difference in the score in two games for the Oklahoma City Thunder since Russell Westbrook went down in Game 2 of their series against the Houston Rockets with a torn meniscus. For the most part, it seems like we've got to give Kevin Durant credit for how he's adjusted so far.
The Thunder were able to go into Houston without their point guard, whom they've never played a game without, and put themselves in a position to wrap the series up at home in Game 5.
Durant has averaged just a shade under 40 points in each game, 11 rebounds and five assists, all while shooting 54 percent from the field and 45 percent from the three-point line.
In all accounts he's stepped up to fill in the holes that were left when Westbrook went down, without completely stepping all over new starting point guard Reggie Jackson.
It's the same Durant we've known for the past two seasons, but he's become much more assertive and is now doubtless the player who will have control of the ball for the last three or four minutes of the game, and he'll take responsibility for the loss.
As for the ...
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