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OKLAHOMA CITY - Thunder coach Scott Brooks was worried his team would be tired after a tough win in San Antonio a night earlier.Not a problem.Russell Westbrook scored 29 points to lead Oklahoma City to a 98-75 victory over Charlotte on Friday night, snapping the Hornets season-high four-game win streak.We talk about playing a defensive brand every night and in back-to-back games to come back with a defensive effort for 48 minutes, Brooks said. Im really proud of our effort. I thought that set the tone. We locked in defensively and throughout the game it was solid.Charlotte scored the games first basket then the Thunder reeled off nine straight points to take a lead they never relinquished in winning for the second straight day.Westbrook scored 13 points in the first quarter, and Oklahoma City opened a 59-40 halftime lead. Serge Ibaka added 13 points, 14 rebounds and blocked four shots for the Thunder. Neither player saw action in the final period.It was good that we didnt come out flat and came out with some energy, Westbrook said. We were hungry.Brian Roberts came off the bench to lead the Hornets with 17 points, 11 in the final period.Al Jefferson, averaging 19.1 per game, didnt get his first basket until there were four minutes left in the first half and finished with just four points.The Thunder played their fifth straight game without MVP Kevin Durant, who has a sprained ankle.Westbrook, coming off of a 34-point effort in Thursdays win at San Antonio, started the game shooting 7 of 9. He finished with his 11th straight game of 25 points or more.Jefferson and Kemba Walker combined to shoot just 4 of 20 from the field. Walker had just six points.Theyre so good defensively, in the first quarter we just had a tough time making shots and everything was contested, said Hornets coach Steve Clifford. They are just so long and so big. Thats why their defence has been good all year.TIP-INSHornets: Charlottes season-best streak of five consecutive 100-point games ended. The Hornets shot 25 for 87 (28.7 per cent) and hit just 5-of-24 three-pointers.Thunder: Durant participated in morning shoot around and coach Scott Brooks declared during pregame that he looked good and could return soon, but no timetable has been set. ... Durant holds the league record with 41 straight games of 25 points or more.UP NEXTHornets: Host Orlando on Saturday.Thunder: At Dallas on Sunday.DO OVERCharlotte is averaging the fewest turnovers per game in the league (11.0). They committed 15 against Oklahoma City.NOT BASHFULThunder rookie Grant Jerrett played in just his second career NBA game and managed to get up five 3-point shots in less than eight minutes. He missed all five. Jerrett is 1 of 10 in his career and all of the shots have been 3s. Original Puma Shoes Wholesale . 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Basically, he suggested that the NHL should not have used a referee from Quebec, following the Game 3 disputed non-goal, because the referee could be biased towards Montreal.MILAN - After opening up a three-point gap at the top of the table and winning at Napoli for the first time in more than 14 years, Juventus will look to continue its march to the Serie A title against Hellas Verona on Sunday.Martin Caceres marked his return from injury by scoring in the 3-1 win at Napoli and he believes Juventus sent out a warning to the rest of the league with that result.We go out on the pitch every game looking to give our all, Caceres said. We returned home from the San Paolo, a place where we hadnt won for many years, with the three points.We once again sent out a message, which is always the same: were Juventus and we always go out there to win.It will be the second time Juventus plays Verona in the space of a few days with the two clubs meeting Thursday in the Italian Cup. However, it will be a much changed Juventus team, with coach Massimiliano Allegri resting the likes of Carlos Tevez and Andrea Pirlo for the first match.Here are some of the things to know about this weekends games as Serie A approaches the halfway stage:___WAR OF WORDSRoma fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 in the derby against Lazio last weekend but the two clubs have continued to do battle off the pitch, with a war of words between their two presidents rumbling on all week.Among other things, Lazio president Claudio Lotito said he would resign if Roma won the league title, while his counterpart James Pallotta released an odd statement on the cubs website.Next time I come to Rome I will attempt to educate him on our strong and profitable financial position as I would speak to a young child (speaking slowly with as many one syllable words as possible), said Pallottass statement.ddddddddddddIf he still cant figure it out, I give it up.Roma travels to Palermo on Saturday evening, knowing it can move provisionally level with Juventus at the top of the table.___DEFENSIVE WOES FOR MILANAC Milan hosts Atalanta on Sunday with something of a defensive crisis.Cristian Zapata will likely be out for a month after fracturing a metatarsal in his foot, while Mattia De Sciglio could be out for around six weeks after suffering a recurrence of a foot injury that sidelined him in November.De Sciglio would have been suspended for the visit of Atalanta but Milan will be hoping his injury is not as bad as feared. The duo have been a mainstay of Milans defence for most of the season.Sulley Muntari, Marco Van Ginkel and Pablo Armero trained on Thursday and will be fit for the weekend.Milan has won just one of its past five league matches.___ICARDI ON FIREInter Milan forward Mauro Icardi is scoring goals for fun and will be looking to add to his tally at relegation-threatened Empoli on Sunday.Icardi, who has already beaten his tally for the whole of last season, has scored in both of Inters matches this year.The 21-year-old has 10 goals so far this season, one less than league leading goalscorer Carlos Tevez.Weve signed players that put quality into the box and I hope to score another 10 goals, if not more, Icardi said. (Lukas) Podolski and (Xherdan) Shaqiri have come in and weve got pace up front.Inter has won two of its past four matches, drawing the other two, against Lazio and Juventus.Roberto Mancinis team is ninth in Serie A, but six points off third spot in what promises to be a riveting battle for the final Champions League spot. ' ' '