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OKLAHOMA CITY - Kevin Durant is taking nothing for granted these days.The reigning MVP missed the first 17 games this season with a broken bone in his right foot, and then played three road games before making his home debut Tuesday night. He got a rousing welcome back from the crowd, and scored 23 points to help the Thunder to a 114-101 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.Just to play here is a blessing, he said. Ive been saying that for a while, but to be out for so long and finally get a chance to play in front of our home crowd — I felt good getting my name called in the starting lineup.Durant was 7 for 11 from the field and 8 for 8 at the line. He also had nine rebounds and seven assists in 29 minutes.Russell Westbrook scored 28 points for the Thunder, who have won five of six after starting the season with a 3-12 record.Were still trying to work some things out, Durant said. You know, Im sure a lot of people are expecting us to be back to playoff-type of basketball right now, but were just like any other team, just trying to continue to just build and keep getting better.O.J. Mayo had 18 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 17 for the Bucks, who have lost five of six.We let those guys get in the lane, get in our paint, and we fouled a lot tonight, Mayo said.Durant missed his first two shots, but drained his third, a 3-pointer with 8:08 left in the first quarter. He took a break after scoring seven points in the first 4:51.Westbrooks powerful one-handed putback on a missed 3-pointer by Reggie Jackson put the Thunder up 61-52 at halftime. Oklahoma City shot 60 per cent in the second quarter after a sluggish first.Durant gave the fans another thrill early in the fourth quarter. He pulled in a defensive rebound, brought the ball up court and then used a pick by Kendrick Perkins to get free for an easy two-handed slam that gave the Thunder a 93-82 lead.Durant added a jumper and a no-look bounce pass to Serge Ibaka for a dunk that gave the Thunder a 103-88 lead. Durant left for good with 3:36 remaining and the Thunder holding a 109-90 lead.Hes getting back into rhythm, Westbrook said. Hes getting back in the swing of things.TIP-INSThunder: Oklahoma City was called for a clear path foul after Durant threw a poor pass that was intercepted, and Anthony Morrow had to foul to prevent an easy hoop in the closing seconds of the first quarter. ... Perkins was issued a technical foul with 8:56 left in the second quarter.Bucks: Milwaukee shot 52 per cent in the first quarter to take a 31-26 lead, but shot 36 per cent the rest of the game. ... G Brandon Knight, the Bucks leading scorer for the season with nearly 18 points per game, finished with nine points on 2-for-10 shooting.FINDING THE GROOVEOklahoma City scored a season-high 114 points and shot better than 50 per cent from the field for just the second time this season. Oklahoma City scored at least 100 points for the fourth time in five games after scoring 100 or more just four times in its first 16.FALLING APARTThe Bucks have allowed at least 107 points in four of their past five games. Their opponent shot at least 50 per cent in all four of those games, all losses.We are a young team, so we are going to make mistakes, and make more mistakes the next game, coach Jason Kidd said. We just have to learn from them and correct them. We have to see them before they happen so that we can help one another.QUOTE OF THE NIGHTI just try to feel the game out. Im not trying to worry about doing so much in so little time, I guess, and the last few games, Im just going out there and playing, and whatever happens happens. — Durant.UP NEXTBucks: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.Thunder: Host Cleveland on Thursday.___Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP Benjamin Watson Jersey . - The Oakland Athletics have finalized an agreement on a 10-year extension to play at the Coliseum through the 2024 season. P. J. Williams Jersey .6 seconds left to give the Toronto Raptors a 92-89 victory over the Boston Celtics in an exhibition game Wednesday night. http://www.officialneworleanssaintsfootball.com/authentic-khairi-fortt-jersey-womens . Warren made six birdies and a bogey for a 5-under total of 139 to sit one shot ahead of Felipe Aguilar of Chile, who carded a 69. David Horsey of England was also on 5 under through 15 holes to join Warren atop the leaderboard before play was stopped. Rickey Jackson Jersey . 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At that point, the missed penalty and another glorious Morales chance created by Sebastian Fernandez, could have easily infected their young minds. Their recent frame of reference on losing would have included a terrific start in Portland erased by a succession of small mistakes. A week earlier in Dallas, Vancouver also had a tidy opening, but a fluke goal sucker punched them into game chasing mode. They eventually did pull even, only to again get undone by some simple errors. By MLS standards, the Whitecaps are a young side...not just in age, but in league games played. To say they are fragile is perfectly fair. The process of reversing that mentality has to start somewhere. Saturdays incredible pendulum swing of emotion between expansion cousins could be viewed as just that moment. Portland will be wondering how they allowed a Toronto team backk into a game that they were in control of, while also erasing the horrific Will Johnson injury from their minds and then figuring out how to get on without their captain for the last four games.ddddddddddddThe plight of the Whitecaps skipper was entirely different on Saturday at BC Place. He started slowly, but had a terrific opportunity that he probably would have finished in April. At times he looked like a player running on fumes while being asked by his manager to be better. It was as if the two glorious first half misses pushed him on, rather than set him back. The best evidence that an early season, fresh Pedro Morales was back came in the form of a 60-yard fizzed turf trimming ball to Nic Mezquida that had the crowd buzzing. He wasnt alone on the bounce back front. Kekuta Mannehs role in the winning goal, and a rampaging run moments later, reminded everyone in the stadium of the young mans ability...one that seemed to vanish over the last few months. Whitecaps supporters themselves must have felt a huge weight off their shoulders too. It was just the Caps third-ever win in September after 17 attempts. If momentum is the most difficult thing for a team to manufacture, then the Whitecaps somehow, against all of Saturdays long odds managed to achieve it. Now they need to try and hold onto it for dear life. If they can, we may look back on Sep. 27 as a true turning point in the young clubs fortunes. China NFL Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap Basketball Jerseys Online Stitched Hockey Jerseys Wholesale Baseball Jerseys Football Jerseys Outlet College Jerseys For Sale Cheap MLB Jerseys Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys For Sale Wholesale NFL Jerseys ' ' '