Kevin Durant continued his stellar play, powering the Thunder to their fifth straight win in a 111-105 victory. Durant totaled 36 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Reggie Jackson added 27 points and eight assists as OKC overtook San Antonio as the No. 1 team in the Western Conference.
MVP: It has become a formality at this point, but Kevin Durant had 36 points on just 22 shots, and down the stretch of a tight game, he and his teammates could not be stopped -- especially after Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard went down with a broken hand.
X factor: Reggie Jackson has become a Spurs-killer. He had 27 points and eight assists in the win, pushing his season average against San Antonio to 23.7 points per game on 67 percent shooting. Tough to ask for a better backup to Russell Westbrook.
That game was & bittersweet. Oklahoma City continues to play incredible basketball despite the absence of one of the best players in the NBA, and Durant was once again mesmerizing in the fourth quarter. But Leonard, another exciting young player, was knocked out due to injury in a league currently rife with them.
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