Kevin Durant, Thunder turn to defense to halt Heat

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    klahoma City had one of its worst shooting nights of the season. The way the Thunder played defense, hardly anyone noticed.

    Except the Miami Heat, that is.

    Kevin Durant scored 29 points on 12 for 21 shooting, Russell Westbrook added 18 and the Thunder gave Miami's offense fits on the way to a 96-85 victory over the Heat on Wednesday night.

    "Our defense was as good as it could possibly play," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.

    James Harden scored 12 points for the Thunder, who have won five straight. Oklahoma City shot just 40 percent, and had been 7-13 when connecting on less than 43 percent of its chances this season.

    It didn't matter Wednesday after holding the Heat to 38 percent shooting, plus having a dominating 24-10 edge in second-chance points. Miami shot a season-low 29 percent after halftime.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310316014
     

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