Check out this highlight from last night’s Thunder victory over the Boston Celtics

The Thunder won their 7th straight game, defeating the Celtics in Boston 97-88 on Monday night. Both Russell Westbrook and KD had outstanding games.

KD finished with a game-high 28 points (on 9-20 shooting), 7 rebounds and 4 assists, while Westbrook followed closely with 26 points (on 9-18 shooting), 7 rebounds, and 4 assists. The Thunder now travel to Washington D.C. to take on KD’s hometown Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.

The Thunder won their 6th straight game on Saturday night, defeating the visiting New York Knicks 104-92.

KD finished the game with 28 points (on 10-13 shooting), 2 rebounds and 1 assists in only 28 minutes of play. The Thunder now head to Boston to take on the Celtics on Monday.

KD and the Thunder won their 5th straight game, defeating the Hornets 95-85 in New Orleans on Wednesday night.

KD finished the game with 29 points (on 11-17 shooting), 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

KD hit 11 of his last 14 shots after missing his first three. He took over in the third quarter, scoring 11 points in the first eight minutes as the Thunder extended a two-point halftime lead to 12 points. The Hornets pulled within four early in the fourth, but never threatened after that.

“It feels good to get five wins, man,” KD said. “We’ve got to look forward to keep pushing, keep building on it and hopefully do a good job next game. It’s very encouraging that we can get through something like this.”

The Thunder now head back home to OKC to take on the Knicks on Saturday.

KD and the Thunder won their second game in Memphis this season, defeating their rivals, the Grizzlies 100-95.

KD finished the night with 22 points (on 7-20 shooting), 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. The Thunder now head to New Orleans for a match up with the Hornets on Wednesday night.

In their third game in three nights, KD and the Thunder easily took down the San Antonio Spurs, 108-96. The Thunder won all three of their back to back to back contests this week, becoming the first team to accomplish that this season. Only 8 teams were able to pull that off during the 1999 strike shortened season.

KD finished the game with 21 points (on 5-9 shooting), 10 rebounds and 7 assists without playing in the 4th quarter. The Thunder will now head to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

For the second night in a row, KD and the Thunder prevailed over the Houston Rockets. But unlike Friday night’s game, this game went down to the wire. KD clinched the victory scoring the go ahead bucket and following it up with two free throws in the closing seconds of the game.

KD finished the game with 27 points (on 10-25 shooting), 6 rebounds and 2 assists. The Thunder have their consecutive game on Sunday night when they take on the San Antonio Spurs in Oklahoma City

The Thunder bounced back from a two game losing streak Friday night, beating the visiting Houston Rockets.

KD led the Thunder to the victory with 26 points (on 10-16 shooting), 7 rebounds, and 3 assists in only 28 minutes of play. The Thunder play the Rockets again in Houston on Saturday night.

KD and the Thunder fell short Tuesday night against the Portland Trailblazers. KD had his worst shooting game of the season, scoring 19 points on 10 of 26 shooting.

The Thunder look to end their two game losing streak against on Friday when they take on the Houston Rockets in OKC.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2012 – The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant and the Miami Heat’s LeBron James today were named the Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Sunday, Dec. 25, through Sunday, Jan. 1.

Durant helped the Thunder to a 5-0 start as well, averaging a Western Conference-best 27.4 points (second overall), while shooting .547 from the field and .500 from beyond the arc. Durant opened the 2011-12 campaign with four 30-plus-point performances. He recorded a double-double – 30 points and 11 rebounds – in a 104-102 win over the Mavericks Dec. 29.

James guided the Heat to a 5-0 record to start the season, including an opening-night victory over the Dallas Mavericks in a rematch of the 2011 Finals. James led the league in scoring (29.6 ppg), paced the conference in steals (2.40 spg), and averaged a team high in assists (6.6 apg). James scored 34 or more points on three occasions, including 37 in Miami’s 105-94 win at Dallas Dec. 25.

Here is a recap of the week for Durant and James:

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
*Dec. 25 vs. Orlando: Tallied 30 points, six assists and five rebounds in a 97-89 win over the Magic.

*Dec. 28 @ Memphis: Posted 32 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in a 98-95 road victory over the Grizzlies.

*Dec. 29 vs. Dallas: Recorded a 30-point, 11-rebound double-double in a 104-102 home win over the Mavericks.

LeBron James, Miami Heat
*Dec. 25 @ Dallas: Recorded 37 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a 105-94 win at Dallas.

*Dec. 28 @ Charlotte: Tallied 35 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals in a 96-95 road victory.

*Dec. 30 @ Minnesota: Recorded a 34-point, 10-assist double-double, and added eight assists and four steals in a 103-101 win at Minnesota.

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Houston’s Kyle Lowry, Indiana’s Roy Hibbert, New York’s Carmelo Anthony, Minnesota’s Kevin Love, Orlando’s Dwight Howard and Phoenix’s Steve Nash.