Date: 01/22/2014 04:59 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 46 points in the final 3:23 to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 105-97 last night. Durant has scored at least 30 points for eight consecutive games, the longest such streak of his career. He made 17 of 25 field goals, including 6 of 7 3-pointers. Reggie Jackson added 15 points for Oklahoma City (32-10), which took a one-game lead over Portland in the Northwest Division.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Rookie Kellan Lain and Zack Kassian scored and Vancouver won its first game without suspended head coach John Tortorella in a victory over Edmonton. The Canucks have won just three of their past 11 games. Roberto Luongo made 28 saves for the win. The Canucks were also without leading scoring Henrik Sedin, who missed his first game in close to a decade with an injury.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Ondrej Pavelec made 40 saves, Evander Kane had a short-handed goal and an assist in his return from a four-game injury absence, and the Winnipeg Jets ended the Anaheim Ducks’ 10-game home winning streak with a 3-2 victory last night. Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd also scored for the last-place Jets.
DENVER (AP) – Phil Kessel scored twice, James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 last night for their sixth straight win. Nazem Kadri also scored and James Reimer stopped 35 shots for Toronto.
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