OKLAHOMA CITY - The crowd roared when Russell Westbrook was introduced, and he gave Thunder fans what they had been anticipating for a month. Discount Shoes Online Free Shipping .Oklahoma Citys point guard scored 32 points in his first game back from a broken right hand, and the Thunder rolled past the Knicks 105-78 on Friday night.Westbrook was injured in the second game of the season and hadnt played since. He returned in grand fashion, making 12 of 17 shots, including 3 of 4 3-pointers, and adding eight assists and seven rebounds in just 23 minutes before checking out late in the third quarter because the Thunder were in control.It was exciting, man, he said. Im just blessed to be able to go out and play the game I love to play, especially with my teammates. The crowd was great, the energy was high. So it was fun to be out there.He said his conditioning was good, but not great.The crowd helped me out, he said. Ill fight through it. Just keep going and keep going, and hopefully, somebody calls a timeout.Knicks coach Derek Fisher, a former Thunder point guard who has played with and against Westbrook, saw what he expected from the three-time All-Star.I think thats the way Russell plays no matter what the situation is, Fisher said. First game or 80th game, hes going to play with a lot of energy, intensity and passion. He was great tonight, but they were a better team than us tonight.Amare Stoudemire had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, who shot 39 per cent from the field and scored a season-low point total in their third straight loss. Carmelo Anthony, a Top 10 scorer in the league, missed his second straight game with back spasms. He said before the game he was unsure when he would return.Serge Ibaka scored 14 points and Jeremy Lamb added 13 points for the Thunder, who won consecutive games for the first time this season. Reigning MVP Kevin Durant still hasnt returned from a broken bone in his right foot, but he has been practicing.Westbrook had 10 points and four assists in the first 7:13 to give the Thunder a 21-5 lead. After the second of back-to-back 3-pointers, he motioned like he was putting a gun back into a holster. By the time he took a break with 3:33 left in the first quarter, he had 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting and had four assists.The Thunder continued to roll. Lamb came off the bench for Westbrook and scored 11 points during a 15-3 run that gave Oklahoma City a 40-13 lead.Westbrook returned and he stayed hot. He had 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the first half to help the Thunder take a 59-33 lead at halftime.Westbrooks lob to Andre Roberson for an alley-oop dunk put the Thunder ahead 67-40 in the third quarter, and Oklahoma City cruised from there. The Thunders largest lead was 37 points.It wasnt just Russell, Fisher said. Overall they were at a higher rate than us. The energy was higher, and we just couldnt meet it.____TIP-INSThunder: Oklahoma City held New York to 4-for-22 shooting in the first quarter. ... The Thunder set a season high for points in the first half for the second straight game. ... Reggie Jackson had 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in his return to a backup role. He entered the game averaging 20.2 points and 7.8 assists per contest. ... Rookie Grant Jerrett got his first action for the Thunder. ... Steven Adams had a career-high 13 rebounds.Knicks: Fisher coached against Oklahoma City for the first time. He received a loud cheer from the crowd during pregame introductions. ... The Knicks had one assist in the first quarter. ... JR Smith, who replaced Anthony in the starting lineup, scored two points on 1-for-9 shooting.QUOTE OF THE NIGHTWestbrook, on the excitement of pregame introductions: Ive got an opportunity to go out there and hear my name called. You never want to take that for granted.THUNDER BALANCEOklahoma City entered the game ranked fourth in the league in scoring defence and field-goal percentage defence. The offence finally offered support, posting its second-highest scoring output of the season. The Thunder scored 100 or more points for just the fifth time.UP NEXTOklahoma City plays at New Orleans on Dec. 2.New York plays host to Miami on Sunday.__Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP. href="http://www.shoescheap.us/" target="_blank">Clearance Shoes Online . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil. Cheap Shoes From China Online .C. -- Unable to get much lift off his sore right ankle, Bobcats centre Al Jefferson figured it was time to make an adjustment.SAN FRANCISCO - When Chris Davis is in the on-deck circle, its not often hes watching a teammate walked intentionally. It was no bother either way. He was just as ready to hit. Davis hit a two-out, two-run double in the 10th inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 Friday night. "Im just looking for a pitch over the plate," Davis said. "Thats a tough matchup. Lopez is definitely tough on left-handers." Davis hit a soaring ball that bounced up against the centre field wall, scoring Manny Machado, who had two doubles in the game, and Adam Jones, who was given the free pass. "When I first hit it I thought it was going to hang up there," Davis said. "When I rounded first I looked to see where the outfielders were playing me and saw it was going to fall." Davis, who also played flawlessly in the field, drove in his 107th and 108th runs of the season. "Chris made a lot of big plays," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Hes capable out there. A lot of good things happened." J.J. Hardy homered and Jones had two hits and drove in a run for Baltimore. Matt Wieters also drove in a run. Jim Johnson (3-7) gave up a game-tying hit to Hunter Pence with no outs in the ninth and then worked out of the jam to gain the victory. "Thats why we trust him," Showalter said. "He kept competing and didnt give in." Orioles starter Chris Tillman threw eight stellar innings, striking out a career-high nine, giving up one run on four hits and walking one. "It felt really good. I got into a groove early and everything was working for me," Tillman said. "These guys are fun to watch. I just need to throw strikes and let them go to work." Brandon Belt had two hits, including a home run, for the Giants, who have lost five of seven. Javier Lopez (1-2) allowed all three runs in the 10th to take the loss. Tillman was on his way to becoming the first Orioles pitcher to win eight road games in a season before Johnson blew his first save since July 1. "The way he pitched he deserved the win," Johnson said. "I didnt do my job. I didnt think I threw that many bad pitches. I went out there with good stuff. A couple of balls got through." Ryan Vogelsong, who was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list before the game, allowed two runs on six hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out four. "I missed it. IIt felt great to get back out there and pitch again," Vogelsong said. Cheap Shoes Wholesale Free Shipping. "I just tried to think about the stuff I need to do to make pitches." Tommy Hunter got the final three outs for his third save in four chances. Machado recorded his 41st double of the season with one out in the first. Jones singled him home to put the Orioles ahead, 1-0. Hardy led off the second with his 20th homer, giving Baltimore a 2-0 lead. Vogelsong, in his first appearance since May 20, settled in afterward. After allowing six hits in the first three innings, he retired 10 of the final 12 batters he faced. "He pitched well," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "He got better as he went along and gave us six good innings. He did a great job. Thats a nice effort." Belt hit his 13th home run of the season and second in as many days, a solo shot, with two outs, to the deepest part of the park. Tillman retired 16 in a row after walking Pablo Sandoval in the second. He struck out the side in the second and the first two batters he faced in the third. Machado doubled off Brandon Crawfords glove with one out in the 10th. After getting Nick Markakis on a comebacker, the left-handed Lopez walked Jones intentionally and got ahead of Davis 1-2 before giving up the two-run double. Wieters followed with an RBI single. NOTES: The Giants hit home runs in successive home games for the first time since May 25-29, a three-game stretch. ... RHP Jean Machi was optioned to Triple-A Fresno to make room for Vogelsong, who was reinstated from the 60-day DL. ... Giants RHP Guillermo Moscoso will pitch out of the bullpen with Vogelsong back in the rotation. ... Giants IF Tony Abreu (left knee bursitis) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Fresno on Sunday. ... The Elias Sports Bureau reported RHP Tim Lincecum became the first Major Leaguer since Johnny Vander Meer threw back-to-back no-hitters in 1938 to surrender one hit and pitch more than six innings in his first win after throwing a no-hitter. ... Orioles IF Chris Davis became the first hitter with 40 or more home runs to appear in AT&T Park since Arizonas Mark Reynolds on Sept. 21, 2009. Before that it was Barry Bonds in 2004. ... Hardy became the third Os SS to record three consecutive seasons of 20 or more HRs, joining Miguel Tejada and Cal Ripken, Jr. ... Os RHP Jason Hammel (right flexor mass tightness) received a cortisone shot from Dr. James Andrews. 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OKLAHOMA CITY - The crowd roared when Russell Westbrook was introduced, and he gave Thunder fans what they had been anticipating for a month. Discount Shoes Online Free Shipping .Oklahoma Citys point guard scored 32 points in his first game back from a broken right hand, and the Thunder rolled past the Knicks 105-78 on Friday night.Westbrook was injured in the second game of the season and hadnt played since. He returned in grand fashion, making 12 of 17 shots, including 3 of 4 3-pointers, and adding eight assists and seven rebounds in just 23 minutes before checking out late in the third quarter because the Thunder were in control.It was exciting, man, he said. Im just blessed to be able to go out and play the game I love to play, especially with my teammates. The crowd was great, the energy was high. So it was fun to be out there.He said his conditioning was good, but not great.The crowd helped me out, he said. Ill fight through it. Just keep going and keep going, and hopefully, somebody calls a timeout.Knicks coach Derek Fisher, a former Thunder point guard who has played with and against Westbrook, saw what he expected from the three-time All-Star.I think thats the way Russell plays no matter what the situation is, Fisher said. First game or 80th game, hes going to play with a lot of energy, intensity and passion. He was great tonight, but they were a better team than us tonight.Amare Stoudemire had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, who shot 39 per cent from the field and scored a season-low point total in their third straight loss. Carmelo Anthony, a Top 10 scorer in the league, missed his second straight game with back spasms. He said before the game he was unsure when he would return.Serge Ibaka scored 14 points and Jeremy Lamb added 13 points for the Thunder, who won consecutive games for the first time this season. Reigning MVP Kevin Durant still hasnt returned from a broken bone in his right foot, but he has been practicing.Westbrook had 10 points and four assists in the first 7:13 to give the Thunder a 21-5 lead. After the second of back-to-back 3-pointers, he motioned like he was putting a gun back into a holster. By the time he took a break with 3:33 left in the first quarter, he had 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting and had four assists.The Thunder continued to roll. Lamb came off the bench for Westbrook and scored 11 points during a 15-3 run that gave Oklahoma City a 40-13 lead.Westbrook returned and he stayed hot. He had 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the first half to help the Thunder take a 59-33 lead at halftime.Westbrooks lob to Andre Roberson for an alley-oop dunk put the Thunder ahead 67-40 in the third quarter, and Oklahoma City cruised from there. The Thunders largest lead was 37 points.It wasnt just Russell, Fisher said. Overall they were at a higher rate than us. The energy was higher, and we just couldnt meet it.____TIP-INSThunder: Oklahoma City held New York to 4-for-22 shooting in the first quarter. ... The Thunder set a season high for points in the first half for the second straight game. ... Reggie Jackson had 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in his return to a backup role. He entered the game averaging 20.2 points and 7.8 assists per contest. ... Rookie Grant Jerrett got his first action for the Thunder. ... Steven Adams had a career-high 13 rebounds.Knicks: Fisher coached against Oklahoma City for the first time. He received a loud cheer from the crowd during pregame introductions. ... The Knicks had one assist in the first quarter. ... JR Smith, who replaced Anthony in the starting lineup, scored two points on 1-for-9 shooting.QUOTE OF THE NIGHTWestbrook, on the excitement of pregame introductions: Ive got an opportunity to go out there and hear my name called. You never want to take that for granted.THUNDER BALANCEOklahoma City entered the game ranked fourth in the league in scoring defence and field-goal percentage defence. The offence finally offered support, posting its second-highest scoring output of the season. The Thunder scored 100 or more points for just the fifth time.UP NEXTOklahoma City plays at New Orleans on Dec. 2.New York plays host to Miami on Sunday.__Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP. Clearance Shoes Online . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil. Cheap Shoes From China Online .C. -- Unable to get much lift off his sore right ankle, Bobcats centre Al Jefferson figured it was time to make an adjustment.SAN FRANCISCO - When Chris Davis is in the on-deck circle, its not often hes watching a teammate walked intentionally. It was no bother either way. He was just as ready to hit. Davis hit a two-out, two-run double in the 10th inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 Friday night. "Im just looking for a pitch over the plate," Davis said. "Thats a tough matchup. Lopez is definitely tough on left-handers." Davis hit a soaring ball that bounced up against the centre field wall, scoring Manny Machado, who had two doubles in the game, and Adam Jones, who was given the free pass. "When I first hit it I thought it was going to hang up there," Davis said. "When I rounded first I looked to see where the outfielders were playing me and saw it was going to fall." Davis, who also played flawlessly in the field, drove in his 107th and 108th runs of the season. "Chris made a lot of big plays," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Hes capable out there. A lot of good things happened." J.J. Hardy homered and Jones had two hits and drove in a run for Baltimore. Matt Wieters also drove in a run. Jim Johnson (3-7) gave up a game-tying hit to Hunter Pence with no outs in the ninth and then worked out of the jam to gain the victory. "Thats why we trust him," Showalter said. "He kept competing and didnt give in." Orioles starter Chris Tillman threw eight stellar innings, striking out a career-high nine, giving up one run on four hits and walking one. "It felt really good. I got into a groove early and everything was working for me," Tillman said. "These guys are fun to watch. I just need to throw strikes and let them go to work." Brandon Belt had two hits, including a home run, for the Giants, who have lost five of seven. Javier Lopez (1-2) allowed all three runs in the 10th to take the loss. Tillman was on his way to becoming the first Orioles pitcher to win eight road games in a season before Johnson blew his first save since July 1. "The way he pitched he deserved the win," Johnson said. "I didnt do my job. I didnt think I threw that many bad pitches. I went out there with good stuff. A couple of balls got through." Ryan Vogelsong, who was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list before the game, allowed two runs on six hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out four. "I missed it. IIt felt great to get back out there and pitch again," Vogelsong said. Cheap Shoes Wholesale Free Shipping. "I just tried to think about the stuff I need to do to make pitches." Tommy Hunter got the final three outs for his third save in four chances. Machado recorded his 41st double of the season with one out in the first. Jones singled him home to put the Orioles ahead, 1-0. Hardy led off the second with his 20th homer, giving Baltimore a 2-0 lead. Vogelsong, in his first appearance since May 20, settled in afterward. After allowing six hits in the first three innings, he retired 10 of the final 12 batters he faced. "He pitched well," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "He got better as he went along and gave us six good innings. He did a great job. Thats a nice effort." Belt hit his 13th home run of the season and second in as many days, a solo shot, with two outs, to the deepest part of the park. Tillman retired 16 in a row after walking Pablo Sandoval in the second. He struck out the side in the second and the first two batters he faced in the third. Machado doubled off Brandon Crawfords glove with one out in the 10th. After getting Nick Markakis on a comebacker, the left-handed Lopez walked Jones intentionally and got ahead of Davis 1-2 before giving up the two-run double. Wieters followed with an RBI single. NOTES: The Giants hit home runs in successive home games for the first time since May 25-29, a three-game stretch. ... RHP Jean Machi was optioned to Triple-A Fresno to make room for Vogelsong, who was reinstated from the 60-day DL. ... Giants RHP Guillermo Moscoso will pitch out of the bullpen with Vogelsong back in the rotation. ... Giants IF Tony Abreu (left knee bursitis) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Fresno on Sunday. ... The Elias Sports Bureau reported RHP Tim Lincecum became the first Major Leaguer since Johnny Vander Meer threw back-to-back no-hitters in 1938 to surrender one hit and pitch more than six innings in his first win after throwing a no-hitter. ... Orioles IF Chris Davis became the first hitter with 40 or more home runs to appear in AT&T Park since Arizonas Mark Reynolds on Sept. 21, 2009. Before that it was Barry Bonds in 2004. ... Hardy became the third Os SS to record three consecutive seasons of 20 or more HRs, joining Miguel Tejada and Cal Ripken, Jr. ... Os RHP Jason Hammel (right flexor mass tightness) received a cortisone shot from Dr. James Andrews. 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