OKLAHOMA CITY -- Just before entering his office, Thunder coach Scott Brooks walked past the remaining Ford Center security personnel and patted one woman on the shoulder."Did we scare you?" he queried.
A couple of them, including a member of the Oklahoma City PD, answered in the affirmative. Another person piped up, though, "Aw, coach, we knew you had it."
Such is the confidence Thunder fans can have when they have Kevin Durant on their side. Durant, who didn't make a field goal in the third quarter, exploded for 13 points in the fourth to finish with 32 to lead the Thunder past a game Nets squad, 106-104, on Friday.
For the Thunder, it was win No. 40, the franchise's first 40-win campaign in five seasons. For the Nets, it was their 58th defeat in 65 games and the seventh time since the franchise entered the NBA that it has tumbled into at least a 58-loss valley.
Although that's a step in the wrong direction of history, the Nets have made some steps in the right direction as of late, with Friday night's fight to the finish being the latest example. After falling into an ugly 15-point hole with a little more than six minutes to play in the fourth, the Nets found a rhythm and the Thunder found themselves in a dog fight.
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