Given the chance to bash OKC's defense, Durant went the opposite way. The future Hall-of-Famer spoke highly of what the Thunder have built in their recent iteration of the franchise. Of course, he was part of their first title contender in the 2010s, but ultimately fell short of winning a Larry O'Brien trophy.

With his point production during the Houston Rockets ’ 119-110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night, Kevin Durant passed Nowitzki and moved into sixth place on the list. Nowitzki scored 31,560 points over the course of his career. Durant now has 31,562, and counting.

Sunday’s NBA action features an interesting six-game slate loaded with teams playing the second night of a back-to-back. The Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets,