Westbrook's all-around effort carries Thunder over Warriors
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02/07/2010 -
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Durant had 29 points and eight rebounds
in Oklahoma City's 104-95 win over the Golden State Warriors.
Russell Westbrook had an incredible all-around performance with 21 points, 10
assists, a career-best eight steals and seven rebounds. Jeff Green scored 18
for the Thunder, who have won five in a row.
Corey Maggette scored 24 for the Warriors, who lost for the eighth straight
time. Stephen Curry tallied 23 points and Anthony Tolliver chipped in 11
points and equaled a career-high with 11 boards. Andris Biedrins had 18
rebounds in defeat.
Durant and Green combined for 22 points in the third quarter, a period in
which the Thunder went 14-of-23 from the field and outscored the Warriors,
36-23. Golden State had six turnovers in the stanza, leading to 11 Oklahoma
City points.
Ahead 52-50 at the half, the Thunder pulled away with the dominant third
quarter. Coby Karl's three-pointer had the Warriors within 58-57 with 7:56
left, but Oklahoma City then embarked on a 20-6 spurt, capped by a pair of
Green three-pointers.
It was 88-73 moving to the fourth and the Warriors never challenged down the
stretch.
Game Notes
Earlier Saturday, the Warriors signed Tolliver for the remainder of the season
on Saturday and waived guard Speedy Claxton...Monta Ellis had 15 points, but
also accounted for seven of Golden State's 23 turnovers. Those miscues led to
29 Oklahoma City points...The Thunder had a season-high 16 steals.
<< Freeney sits out Colts' final walkthrough
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<< Hill, Spurs continue recent dominance over Clippers
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shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs notched their 15th straight win over the
Clippers with a 98-81 win at Staples Center.
Tony Parker added 14 points and 14 ass
<< Kobe sits, but Lakers finally win in Portland
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contributed 10 points and tied a career-best with 22 rebounds, as the Los
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first time in
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record his sixth shutout of the season, and the Colorado Avalanche notched a
3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers at the Pepsi Center.
Out of Anderson's six shut
<< Illinois upends Lucas-less MSU
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assists, as Illinois held on to upend fifth-ranked Michigan State, 78-73, at
Assembly Hall.
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to walk off with the title at the Moonah Classic.
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on Sunday to come from behind and win the Asian Tour International event on
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Lopez ends lengthy title drought >>
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France's Stephane Robert in Sunday's final at the SA Tennis Open.
Lopez, the third seed, defeated Robert 7-5, 6-1 in just over an hour to win
his second career
The 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds have been released and Denver Broncos' running back Knowshon Moreno has been made the opening favorite.
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Moreno was selected in the first round of April's NFL draft and is expected to carry the rushing load for the Broncos this season. And with Jay Cutler now in Chicago, Moreno might be expected to be Denver's entire offense.
Betting Lines from sports betting lines have made Moreno a 5/2 favorite to win this year's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Fellow running back Chris “Beanie” Wells (Arizona Cardinals) is right behind Moreno at 7/2, while Donald Brown (Indianapolis Colts) and receiver Michael Crabtree (San Francisco 49ers) are 5/1 to win. Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) and Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) are 7/1 and 8/1, respectively.
A couple of players who present some value are Josh Freeman, Shonn Green and Darrius Heyward-Bey.
Freeman needs to beat out Byron Leftwich to become the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but if he does, he has a lot or raw talent and could use the weapons around him (i.e. Kellen Winslow Jr. and Antonio Bryant) to be very successful in his first season.
Green enters a crowded backfield in New York, but considering both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are unhappy about their contract situations and might holdout, the former Iowa product could become the Jets' primary back.
Everyone was shocked when Al Davis took Heyward-Bey with the eighth overall pick in April's draft, but the kid has a tremendous amount of talent and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell takes the next step this year, the former Maryland product could blossom. Plus, Heyward-Bey will be looking to prove the people wrong who said Oakland should have taken Michael Crabtree with the No. 8 pick.
And if you're looking for a deep sleeper, check out Pat White at 30/1. He enters the Miami Dolphins vaunted “Wild Cat” offense and could be a big time playmaker.
For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, see below.
2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds to Win
Ramses Barden (NYG) 40/1
Andre Brown (NYG) 20/1
Donald Brown (IND) 5/1
Kenny Britt (TEN) 20/1
Glenn Coffee (SFO) 30/1
Chase Coffman (CIN) 50/1
Michael Crabtree (SFO) 5/1
Josh Freeman (TB) 14/1
Shonn Green (NYJ) 14/1
Percy Harvin (MIN) 10/1
Darrius Heyward-Bay (OAK) 18/1
Juaquan Iglesias (CHI) 30/1
Cornelius Ingram (PHI) 50/1
Rashad Jennings (JAC) 30/1
Johnny Knox (CHI) 40/1
Jeremy Maclin (PHI) 18/1
Mohamed Massaquoi (CLE) 30/1
LeSean McCoy (PHI) 12/1
Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 5/2
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) 18/1
Brandon Pettigrew (DET) 30/1
Brian Robiskie (CLE) 20/1
Mark Sanchez (NYJ) 7/1
Matthew Stafford (DET) 8/1
Jason Smith (STL) 40/1
Mike Thomas (JAC) 25/1
Patrick Turner (MIA) 50/1
Mike Wallace (PIT) 50/1
Chris Wells (ARI) 7/2
Pat White (MIA) 30/1
Field (Any Other Player) 9/1
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