Thunder have firepower, signature win to show for it

OKLAHOMA CITY - The differences between the two visits Golden State made here last season and the one the team made Wednesday night were easy to see.

Gone was the cauldron of intensity and anger that awaited the Warriors - and, specifically, this state's former favorite son Kevin Durant. In its place was a more typical - though vocal - home fan base.

Part of that change undeniably can be traced to the simple passage of time, which allows for the memories from Durant's eight spectacular seasons with Oklahoma City to transcend the bitterness associated with his departure. But a larger part comes from the obvious differences in the team Durant left behind a year ago to the one that resides here…