Celtics 96, Thunder 83: Thunder learns hard lesson

The Thunder’s best quarter of the season ended with an eight-point lead over the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Quarters two through four, however, saw Boston take Oklahoma City to school in a 96-83 loss before a sellout crowd of 19,136 at the Ford Center.

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For a season excepted to be filled with lessons for a young Thunder squad, the veteran Celtics delivered the toughest test yet.

And rookie guard Russell Westbrook perhaps learned the...
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