Coach: Durant 'all about the team'

LOS ANGELES - With the NBA season heading down the stretch , and in the MVP race looks like LeBron - James and Kevin - Durant between two names toss , Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott - Brooks said Durant can tolerate a greater total number of points , if he chooses .

"Let's face it : If he wants to score a bunch of points or scoring more than he is now , he really can do it ,2014 winter classic jerseys " Brooks said before the Thunder in Sunday's Los Angeles Lakers. "His assists level has gone up, he influenced the game in the defensive end , he affects the game, he can defend 1-5 , so many things he [ is ] all about the team ."

Durant enters Sunday's game field averaged a career-high 31.8 points per game , but his 5.5 assists per game is the best career veteran of seven years .

On Sunday, he had a three pairs of the first three quarters , with 27 points , 10 rebounds and 12 assists in a 114-110 loss to the Lakers Thunder completed .

Durant led the league with 40 points over 10 games, Brooks said , slender limbs forward really stand out with his all-around game, and Russell - Westbrook sidelined with a knee injury two months.

" When he was on the outside, [ Durant ] absolutely have to continue to lead us," Brooks said.winter classic jerseys 2014 "Not only on the court but off the court . Just lose Russell from the emotional point of view, he had to surround his game type of stress , and continues through the way we work as a team , it is not easy losing players, [ especially ] a dynamic player like Russell, but Kevin came to lead us .

"He improved his defense and his playmaking , ball in his hands and the decision is more in his hands , and he did a good job with . With the addition of Russell now , it gives us two dynamic player, which is better . better for us , because you can not have a loaded. thing about KD , he knew he wanted in the game affect the ability of both ends , every night he did , he had consistency level, it 's remarkable that he was so consistent every night . "

Westbrook returned to the lineup of all-star game averaging 50 percent shooting from the field and 48.4 percent from 3-point range in his first seven games shooting 21 points .

"He is definitely all the way back , "Toronto Maple Leafs winter classic jerseys 2014 Brooks said. "It's just conditioning , I think it's almost there now this has been a few weeks , a lot of times when you miss a large part of the season - . The 30 games he missed - Conditioning apparently will not be a standard pole but he came back, he must come back . "

Brooks said he knew Durant , James conversation will continue the rest of this season , especially in places like Sunday , when the thunder followed James Miami Heat on ABC 's nationally televised day .

"I looked at every team , every game, " Brooks said. "I followed the box score , I follow the players, but I do not see it the way they are two great players , they are great players and great teammates , they will at that [MVP] talk about the next 10 years is possible.

"I know this is a big coverage ,Detroit Red Wings winter classic jerseys 2014 which is a great story, but Kevin is really focused on helping us win games ."

If Durant did take home the award for the first time in his career, James denied his fifth MVP?

"It's something that if you get,cheap nhl jerseys which is great , but it's not every day the idea for Kevin , " Brooks said. "There is no doubt that the basketball player , you love the opportunity to get the MVP of the things I liked Kevin - he win, he is about to win the individual awards , he is consistent and he has a few years as MVP in three years. OK, I love his stuff , and he came back a little bit better , which is hard to do.

"Two years [ ago ] , it is difficult to come back than he did last year , and this year, he was better , but he had better have different circumstances and some of the injuries , we have to play through , and he did a great leader we , his numbers speak for themselves work . "china nhl jerseys