Kevin Durant: Only one streak matters

 
BY MIKE BALDWIN, Staff Writer, mbaldwin@opubco.com | Modified: February 24, 2010 at 4:04 am | Published: February 24, 2010   

Kevin Durant repeatedly has said a two-month-long, 25-point scoring streak isn’t important. His focus is winning games.

That’s why Durant wasn’t celebrating when he was informed after a 104-102 loss to Phoenix Tuesday night that he now leads the NBA in scoring.

photo - Thunder forward Kevin Durant reacts late in Oklahoma City’s 104-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday at the Ford Center. PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN
Thunder forward Kevin Durant reacts late in Oklahoma City’s 104-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday at the Ford Center. PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN

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