The Independent Florida Alligator · Feb 11, 2016
Gators in the NBA: Billy Donovan’s Thunder rank third in West
While the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs have dominated headlines in the Western Conference, Billy Donovan’s Oklahoma City Thunder are flying under the radar.
Led by forward Kevin Durant and guard Russell Westbrook, OKC has won 13 of its last 15 games, with its only losses coming on the road at Golden State and in Brooklyn against the Nets.
Donovan has let his stars take the bulk of the workload, with Durant ranking third in the league with 27.8 points per game and Westbrook ranking second with 10 assists per game.
At 39-14, the team sits in third place in the conference, nine games back of the Warriors and 5.5 games behind the Spurs.