ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Russell Westbrook, Shooting guard Thabo Sefolosha, Small forward Kevin Durant, Power forward Jeff Green, Center Nenad Etan Thomas. Bench -- Guard James Harden, Guard Mike Wilks, Forward Etan Thomas, Forward Nick Collison, Forward D.J. White, Center Serge Ibaka. PLAYER NOTES: --C Nenad Krstic didn't play Friday because of a sprained ankle he suffered Wednesday against Philadelphia.
--F Kevin Durant had nearly half of Oklahoma City's scoring when he checked out for good Friday. He had 36 points at time and the team had 74.
"He's going to lead the league in scoring very soon, and he's going to lead this team to the playoffs very soon," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "You can see it coming. He's really difficult to stop."
--G Thabo Sefolosha had one of his most unproductive games of the season Friday. Expected to be a stopper against Paul Pierce and Co., Sefolosha played a little more than 11 minutes and didn't score.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--G Shaun Livingston (left knee) is out. He's expected to miss 3-4 weeks, which would put his return at mid-December at the latest.
--G Kevin Ollie (sore knee) had minor surgery Monday and is expected to be out four weeks.
--G Kyle Weaver (separated shoulder) had surgery Monday and is expected to be out at least four months.
--Nenad Krstic (sprained ankle) is day-to-day.
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