Kevin Durant

...points. Similar to the way Artest shut down Atlanta's Joe Johnson in the second half of the Lakers' victory Sunday night, Durant shot 4 for 14 from the field for eight points with six turnovers after halftime. There's something...

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...that they run to get our defense prepped, but we'll see how that goes." I would expect Artest to use his physicality to limit Durant's options in open space. While he's developed into a prolific scorer since being moved to a more...

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...of Lakers' swingman Ron Artest in this story in The Orange County Register. It appears that there's one thing driving Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant this season. And you might be surprised at what it is. The Golden State Warriors owe...

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...Ron Artest vs. Trevor Ariza Artest is on a hot streak, holding Joe Johnson to nine points over the final three quarters on Sunday and keeping Kevin Durant scoreless in the fourth quarter and overtime on Tuesday. Unlike J.J. and KD, Ariza is...

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...the Lakers offense with Bryant resting. "It's not like it's something that's new." Of equal or greater significance, he blanked Durant when it counted most. Durant scored 28 points against Artest in the game's first three quarters, but then...

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...to a night against high-scoring Kevin Durant. Durant scored well against the Rockets last season, hitting 53.8 percent of his shots, but that was against Ron Artest with Battier out for those games. Durant has averaged 23.5 points, slightly off...

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...gym - Kevin Durant's old stomping grounds at the U of Texas. Durant posted 23 points, nine boards and three steals, Jeff Green scored 24 and James Harden added 17, but OKC got routed. Mike Finley hit five threes on his way to 20 points, and...

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...to defense played a role. Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman: "Although Durant wouldn't use it as an excuse Thursday, his fourth-quarter blunders can partly be attributed to fatigue, which he did admit set in. Lakers forward Ron Artest...

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...anything, giving Kobe another shot with 2.7 seconds left. And while Kobe did pop open on the inbounds, Durant deflected the pass intended for him … The Lakers were up three with 10 seconds left in overtime when Lamar Odom gave OKC a chance to...

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