NBA schedule: Kevin Durant scores 36, Thunder beat Spurs

Despite 11 turnovers, Durant shot 12-of-22 from the field and added seven rebounds in the win. He stepped up when it counted, too, hitting a couple late three-pointers to put away the game:

Meanwhile, Jackson was simply superb, delivering an 8-to-0 assist-to-turnover ratio in addition to his efficient scoring effort. The rest of the Thunder turned the ball over just four times, lessening the impact of Durant’s occasional sloppiness.

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Entering the fourth quarter up by one, the Thunder led throughout the final period and eventually pulled away in the last minute. Durant was a huge part of that, hitting two three-pointers in less than 60 seconds as OKC expanded its four-point lead to eight:

The Thunder shot 10-of-18 from beyond the arc in this game, including a 3-of-3 effort by Jackson.

Cousins is the driving force of the Kings’ offense, averaging more than 23 points and 11 rebounds this season. The big man has upped his totals in nearly every category this season, his fourth in the league after being drafted in 2010 by the Sacramento.

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Andrea Bargnani’s tenure with the Knicks, has... well... well... let’s just put this here:

Bargnani got the ball outside the three-point arc and wisely opted not to take the shot -- he’s 1-for-5 on the night, 28.2 percent on the year. Next, he tried to go for the poster dunk on Thaddeus Young, but didn’t really possess the momentum or strength to keep going. Instead

Update (1/23): The San Antonio Express-News’ Mike Monroe reports a re-examination of Kawhi Leonard’s right hand will keep him out of action for 3-4 weeks.

Leonard played 15 minutes in the first half Wednesday before the injury. He was fairly quiet, recording just three points, one assists and one rebound while shooting 1-of-2 from the field.

J.R. Smith often comes out early to shoot at halftime of Knicks games, which means he often finds himself in the middle of halftime shows, which sometimes means he participates in said halftime shows. We’ve seen him play basketball with little kids on more than one occasion, and Wednesday night we saw this:

Maybe J.R. could make some of that fine money back by air-busking in the subway?

It’s unclear what specifically caused Gay’s injury, but he limped off the court midway through the first period and headed to the locker room during a timeout. Coming off a huge 41-point performance, arguably his best in years, this comes at a pretty frustrating time for the athletic wing.

He played just six minutes on Wednesday, recording four points on 2-of-5 shooting.

There are 10 games on the NBA slate Wednesday, with several compelling matchups to fill the palate of hoops fans. Let’s go over the menu of games.

Durant was on his game all night, but he saved his best for last, scoring 11 points in the last three-plus minutes after picking up a technical foul. For the game, Durant shot 17-of-25 overall and 6-of-7 from three.