The Oklahoma City Thunder already belong among the NBA's elite. They boast two of the game's best players in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook and the league's fourth-best record, behind only the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers.
But even the cream of the crop can find other ways to rise to the top. For the Thunder, the challenge has been coming up with a group that can stand on its own two feet without any assistance from the team's dynamic duo.
NBA.com's David Aldridge noted as much Monday: "Billy Donovan trying to find a combination when KD/W'Brook aren't on the floor that works."
If Tuesday's 131-123 win over the Milwaukee Bucks was any indication, Donovan and the Thunder may have found the proper cast to support their superstars—and perhaps push their NBA title hopes over the hump.
OKC's reserves combined for 53 points on 63.3 percent shooting—51 points on 75 percent shooting if you remove Dion Waiters' 1-of-6 showing from the equation—in a furiously paced win over the young-legged Bucks at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
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