SACRAMENTO, Calif. Fake USA Soccer Jerseys . -- The Oklahoma Thunder took the fourth quarter off and almost paid for it against the Sacramento Kings. Kevin Durant had 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Thunder withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally to earn their eighth straight win, a 97-95 victory over slumping Sacramento on Tuesday night. The Thunder were outscored 30-19 in the fourth quarter, but hung on to improve to 4-3 on the road this season. "We cant ever take a win for granted," said Durant, who missed three of four shots and scored three points in the fourth quarter. "Its hard to win in this league. We won the game, thats all that matters." Although the Thunder played inspired defence in limiting the Kings to a combined 34 points in the middle two quarters, they had no answer for Kings diminutive reserve guard Isaiah Thomas in the fourth period. The Thunder built a 17-point lead early in the fourth, but had to hold off the Kings and Thomas, who scored 21 of his 24 points in the final period and missed a jumper with 1 second left that would have sent the game to overtime. "I felt like I was passive in the first half and I wasnt really doing anything on offence," said Thomas, who made 8 of 14 shots in the fourth, including a pair of 3s. "When I got in at the end of the third and fourth I wanted to try to make a difference. I was in attack mode and my teammates kept feeding me." Thomas made a 20-foot jumper with 37 seconds left, getting the Kings within 97-95. After Durant misfired on a 3, the Kings got the rebound and set up the final shot for Thomas, but it hit the front rim and Durant secured the rebound. "There are no nights off in the West," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "The West is so good and there are so many good teams and tough places to play." One of those teams and places is Portland, where the Thunder play Wednesday night. "We have to play better tomorrow night," Brooks said. "Were playing one of the hottest teams in the game right now. They have a great home crowd and have a great atmosphere. But our team has always been up for challenges and definitely tomorrow night will be a tough challenge for us." The Kings played without starting centre DeMarcus Cousins in dropping their fifth straight. He sprained his right ankle against Golden State on Sunday and watched Tuesdays game in street clothes. Cousins, the Kings leading scorer (21.7) and rebounder (10.1), is day to day. The Kings next play Friday at home against the Lakers. Russell Westbrook had 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, but also committed seven turnovers for the Thunder, who have defeated the Kings seven straight and 13 of 14. Jeremy Lamb scored 14 points, Reggie Jackson had 13, and Serge Ibaka had 13 points and nine rebounds for Oklahoma City. Rookie Ben McLemore scored 14 points for Sacramento, Derrick Williams added 13, Greivis Vasquez 12 and Jason Thompson had 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Kings have made a habit of getting behind by double digits and making impressive fourth-quarter rallies. "DeMarcus doesnt play tonight, (were) playing against a team thats 12-3, and odds have them one of the favourites to get to the Finals out of the West," Kings coach Michael Malone said. "And we play them tooth and nail, giving ourselves a chance to win. At some point were going to pull these games out." The game was the start of a difficult stretch of road games for Oklahoma City. The Thunder play three games in four nights, then go home to face Indiana on Sunday. Thats followed by two more road games next week at Atlanta and Memphis. The Thunder have been flawless this season at home, winning all nine games and tying Indiana for the best home record. Oklahoma City just concluded a six-game home stand with a convincing victory Sunday against Minnesota. NOTES: The Thunder assigned rookie guard/forward Andre Roberson to the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League on Tuesday. He appeared in six games (one start) this season, averaging 1.7 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game. . The Kings shot 58 per cent in the first quarter, 33 per cent in the second, and 26 per cent in the third. . The Kings had eight turnovers after committing a season-high 24 Sunday against Golden State. Eric Wynalda Jersey . He also had some help Monday night.Hibbert scored a season-high 29 points to help Indiana beat the Utah Jazz 97-86 Monday night, ending the Pacers six-game losing streak. Djordje Mihailovic Jersey . Rodriguez, who has steadfastly denied using banned substances while with the New York Yankees, made the decision nearly four weeks after arbitrator Fredric Horowitz largely upheld the discipline issued last summer by baseball Commissioner Bud Selig. 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Saffiedine, an experienced Belgian kickboxer who fights out of California, gave MacDonald a brief nod before leaving the stage at the Scotiabank Centre.After beating Tyron (The Chosen One) Woodley last time out, at UFC 174 in Vancouver in June, MacDonald (17-2) planted his flag in the sand.One day, very soon the belt will be mine, he said in the post-fight interview.He can make it sooner than later with a win Saturday night. Welterweight champion Johny (Bigg Rigg) Hendricks faces top contender (Ruthless) Robbie Lawler at UFC 181 in December in a rematch of their UFC 171 meeting to decide a successor to Montreals Georges St-Pierre.Its the first five-round main event for the 25-year-old MacDonald in 11 UFC fights. A native of Kelowna, B.C., who fights out of Montreal, he is a 5-1 or 6-1 favourite to win.Saffiedine (15-3), in his UFC debut last time out, won a decision over Hyun Gyu Lim in the main event of a televised card in Singapore in January. The 28-year-old Belgian used punishing leg kicks to chop away at the big South Korean, as he did in winning the Strikeforce title against Nate (The Great) Marquardt in January 2012.The card is one of two UFC shows Saturday. Iceland welterweight Gunnar Nelsen takes on Rick (The Horror) Story in the main event of a Stockholm card earlier in the day. There were no fireworks at Fridays Halifax weigh-in, although there was still some drama.Local flyweight Chris (The Greek Assassin) Kelades had just five days to make weight as a late injury replacement against Irelands Patrick (The Hooligan) Holohan.The five-foot-six Kelades towellled down thoroughly, wiping off every bead of sweat, before stripping down and getting on the scales behind a towel. Auston Trusty Jersey. He weighed in at the flyweight non-title limit of 126 pounds, punching his fist in the air and drawing cheers from the crowd when the weight was announced.Holohan, who weighed in at 125, looked like an Irish tourism commercial. He entered brandishing an Irish flag, wearing an Irish jersey and underwear in Irish colours.The two fighters, both of whom looked like they could use a good meal, exchanged words as they squared off.Toronto middleweight Elias (The Spartan) Theodorou, as befitting a man who has served as a model for a Harlequin romance cover, paused to take a selfie on stage before stepping on the scales. He faces stocky Brazilian Bruno Santos.Perhaps the happiest man to weigh in was Cuban-born Yosdenis (The Pink Panther) Cedeno. The Miami-based lightweight stepped on the scales wearing sunglasses and holding a baby ultrasound picture.The proud soon-to-be father faces Chad (The Disciple) Laprise, a native of Chatham, Ont., fighting out of Montreal. Chinas Li (The Leech) Jingliang also made the most of his time on the scales, smiling and flexing. He meets Nordine Taleb, a French-born welterweight who fights out of Montreal. The 12-fight Halifax card features nine Canadian fighters, as well as athletes from 10 different birth countries: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Ireland, Nigeria, Russia and the U.S.The other Canadians on the card are bantamweight Mitch Gagnon of Sudbury, Ont., welterweight Matt Dwyer of Kelowna, B.C., lightweight Jason Saggo of Charlottetown and lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier of Montreal.Halifax is the seventh Canadian city to host a UFC show, joining Calgary, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Saturday will mark the UFCs 17th Canadian show since 2008. The card is expected to be a sellout.---Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter ' ' '  |
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