When you have D.C. natives Kevin Durant and Jeff Green together on one team that’s not Washington, it’s automatically a rivarly, at least for them. Durant (35 points) and Green (19 points, 14 rebounds) were clearly up for facing the Wizards (3-8) tonight in a run-and-gun 127-108 (full box score here) win for the youth-laden Thunder (7-6). Durant and Green lifted their teammates, who shot a stunning 53 percent from the field, which actually wasn’t as impressive as the 52.4 percent they shot from three.
Washington’s big three each had at least 22 points, too, but only Caron Butler (24 points) shot 50 percent. Gilbert Arenas had 23 points on 20 shots, and Antawn Jamison had 22 on 17 shots. Brendan Haywood again was huge in the middle, with 14 points and 16 rebounds.
