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Daily NBA Fix: Nets Slow Down Kevin Durant’s Streak With Futility

By Phil Watson

Jan 31, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Derek Fisher (6) talks with Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) during a time out against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Oklahoma won 120-95. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 31, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Derek Fisher (6) talks with Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) during a time out against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Oklahoma won 120-95. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 29, 2014; Lawrence, KS, USA; Kansas Jayhawks center Joel Embiid (21) grabs a pass intended for Iowa State Cyclones forward Melvin Ejim (3) during the second half at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas won 92 – 81. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 29, 2014; Lawrence, KS, USA; Kansas Jayhawks center Joel Embiid (21) grabs a pass intended for Iowa State Cyclones forward Melvin Ejim (3) during the second half at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas won 92 – 81. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

Circling The Drain
30. Milwaukee Bucks (8-38)
29. Orlando Magic (13-35)
28. Boston Celtics (15-33)
27. Philadelphia 76ers (15-32)
26. Sacramento Kings (15-31)

Random Tidbits, Notes And Other Doohickeys

Orlando is now 3-26 this season when its opponent scores at least 100 points … Before Serge Ibaka was 12-for-12 Friday night, the last player with at least 12 makes without a miss was Nene on Jan. 25, 2009. The last time a player had more makes on a perfect shooting night was April 20, 1997, when Vin Baker was 13-for-13 … Kevin Durant is the first player since Michael Jordan in March 1987 with at least 550 points and 90 assists in a calendar month. Four other players have done it: Jerry West (December 1965), Oscar Robertson (February 1967), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (February 1972) and Nate Archibald (December 1972) … Minnesota’s 37-point first half was its worst of the season … Rudy Gay had 35 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and was the first King since Chris Webber on Jan. 15, 2005, to have a game with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. … The Mavericks’ four turnovers were their fewest in a game since March 27, 2009. The Knicks have the season-low for turnovers, committing just three in Atlanta on Nov. 13 … Randy Foye’s 11 assists in the first half were the most by a Nugget in one half since Steve Blake had 11 on Feb. 14, 2007 … Friday night was Stephen Curry’s sixth career game with at least eight 3-pointers, tied for fourth-most in NBA history. All six have been in the last two seasons; no other player has more than two such games over that span … The Lakers fell 10 games out of a playoff position with their loss to Charlotte; no team has ever been 10 games out of the eighth spot at any point in a season and made the playoffs since the NBA expanded the playoff field to eight teams per conference in 1983-84 … The Lakers have surrendered at least 100 points in 14 straight games, their longest such streak since allowing 17 straight 100-point games in 1986-87, a season when teams averaged 109.9 points per game. Teams average 100.3 points per game this season.