Warriors (109) @ Thunder (114)

Kevin Durant returns from injury, and he and Russell Westbrook lead the Oklahoma City Thunder over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

For awhile there this was a pretty disgusting game. The game started out 18-2, and then 28-9, and then the 1st quarter ended 32-17. I was laughing during that first quarter watching the easy layups, alley oops, and extreme ease with which the Thunder made the Warriors look like Angola facing the Dream Team. Occasionally, the Thunder would have a mental lapse and let the Warriors score too.

Why should you be glad that the NBA game is not 49 minutes long? Because if it was, the Warriors may have caught up to the Thunder and won the game.

The final score doesn't show how ugly the Warriors played earlier in the game. Links, post game videos.

For the Thunder, mission #1 should be to stop EITHER Monta Ellis or Stephen Curry. It's rare that both have offensive problems, but if you can hold one of them to less than 20 points, you should win the game.