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November 5, 2008

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When, where: Tonight, 8, at Ford Center, Oklahoma City.
TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850).
Scoring: Kevin Durant 18.7, Russell Westbrook 11.0, Jeff Green 10.0.
Rebounding: Nick Collison 6.7, Johan Petro 6.0, Chris Wilcox 5.3.
Assists: Earl Watson 5.3, Westbrook 3.0, Green 2.3.
Head to head: This is the first of two meetings. The Celtics were 2-0 vs. the SuperSonics, now the Thunder, last season.
Miscellany: The Thunder recently exercised options to keep Rookie of the Year Durant and fellow 2007 first-round pick Green through next season. Both made the All-Rookie team in 2007-08, Durant averaging 20.3 points and 4.3 rebounds, Green 10.5 points and 4.7 rebounds . . . After giving up 106.3 points per game last season, the Thunder have allowed just 90.7 per game through their first three.