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Daily NBA Fix 2-14-14: Bulls, Thunder Victorious

By Michael Dunlap

Feb 13, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) goes up for a dunk against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second quarter at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 13, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) goes up for a dunk against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second quarter at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 13, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) goes up for a dunk against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second quarter at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 13, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) goes up for a dunk against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second quarter at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /

Can’t give it to anyone but Kevin Durant. While his overall game was impressive, his fourth quarter dominance was amazing. We could nitpick and say he shot just 14-for-33 from the field and 3-for-13 from the 3-point line, but if he’s giving us 43 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and three steals, we’ll deal with the shoddy shooting percentages.

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Last night, he was an ordinary Joe. All-Star Joe Johnson takes home our nightly worst player award, for his 11 points, one rebound, one assist and a steal in 38:27 of play. He shot just 4-for-14 and was hounded by Jimmy Butler all night long. Butler got under his skin to the point that Johnson actually thumped his forehead and earned a technical foul.