THUNDER 111 HAWKS 109...Can you smell what @kdTREY5 is cookin'? the "SLIM REAPER" strikes ATLANTA with a furious 4th Frame and OKC wins! REGULATORS Report OKC and give KD the M.V.P. #ThunderNation #THUNDERup...REGULATORS...Mount Up!

The Atlanta Hawks came to play and that gave all what they had in a 111-109 defeat to the OKC Thunder. The only problem Atlanta had tonight like others who face the Thunder...OKC has Kevin Durant and you don't!

After a 87-79 leads after three the Hawks had put themselves in good position to win and they knew @kdTREY5 was coming and could do nothing about it. KD had a game-high 41 points on 15 of 25 shooting (5-7 3pt FG) after all the smoke cleared. He had 12 in the 4th including the game-winning step-back "J" as the Hawks were not surprised but relatively stunned. The Thunder also 18 from Reggie Jackson and 14 from Jeremy Lamb but it was the "Will" of KD that put his Team in the Victory Circle.

Hawks Paul Milsap led ATL with 23 points and eight boards. Mike Scott added 16 off the bench with  Shelvin Mack 15 and seven helpers. The Hawks were without Starting PG Jeff Teague on a night where you need 100% of your Roster and your Lead Guys to have a chance in Thunder Alley. The Hawks matched OKC hitting 12 to OKC's 13 from the "Land of Plenty". It just came down to the 2013-14 NBA M.V.P. known to Bluedude Heads as the "Fight for Mo" the Maurice Podoloff Trophy.

The Regulators OKC move to 36-10 as the Hawks fall to 23-20...