Jeff Green News

After Friday's win over Washington Friday night, James Harden and company went and ate at Mickey Mantles restaurant with a little bit of swagger.

Pau Gasol aims to build on an impressive season debut tonight when his Los Angeles Lakers play host to the much-improved Oklahoma City Thunder at Staples Center.

The day after their inspirational win in San Antonio, the Thunder faced an even more significant game at home against the imminently beatable Los Angeles Clippers.

That was fun wasn't it? Box Score . The Thunder jumped out to a nice fat 17-7 lead in the first quarter and never trailed in the smackdown of the Washington Wizards before a reported sell out crowd.

Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

Rashard Lewis fell one assist shy of his first triple-double, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Orlando Magic's 108-94 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

One of those roll-around, rattle-around shots that falls when a guy can't seem to miss.

Every win counts the same in the standings. But some are statement wins. The Thunder 's 101-98 win over the Spurs Saturday night in front of a sellout AT&T Center crowd sent a message a young team many are labeling a team-on-the-rise squad is learning how to close out wins, even on the road against elite competition.

Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook had 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder added to their surprising start by beating the Miami Heat 100-87 on Tuesday night.

Inevitably, non-believers will look at Oklahoma City's 3-3 record and point out the breaks, the string of good fortune the Thunder has been blessed with in these first two weeks of the season.

Now that's what a bad loss looks like. The one in Sacramento wasn't a good one by any means, but this was a bad, bad one.

See, this is exactly what I was afraid of. For some reason, something didn't feel right heading into this game.

The shiner under Chris Kaman's right eye was evidence of how hard the Clippers worked to make sure they didn't blow another lead.

A Thunder -loving fan a few rows off the floor held up a little green vial and declared she had brought Kryptonite to counter Dwight Howard .

In the high-flying Western Conference, where 10 teams are averaging over 100 points a game, only one team is holding their opponents under 90.

Thunder forward Kevin Durant is guarded by the Spurs' Richard Jefferson during a preseason game at the Erwin Center in Austin.

The San Antonio Spurs hope to close out a three-game homestand with a perfect record, as they host the Oklahoma City Thunder this evening from the AT&T Center.

Two of the most improved teams in the NBA meet Tuesday in California's capital. Rookie star Tyreke Evans hopes to propel the Kings to their third straight win as Sacramento plays host to Oklahoma City at ARCO Arena.

Kevin Durant stepped back and hit the go-ahead jumper from the left corner with 38 seconds remaining for two of his 30 points, giving Oklahoma City an 83-79 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

Los Angeles' other team resumes a four-game homestand Wednesday at Staples Center when the Clippers play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder.