DURANTULA ATTACK—Kevin Durant is a mere three seasons into his NBA career and he’s already approaching some single-season records that took Michael Jordan a career to reach. His team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, are neck and neck with the Blazers in the playoff race, with an invaluable tiebreaker on the line tonight. The winner has a better shot to make it past the first round, while Utah will probably sweep the loser. EAC
Rose Garden, 1 Center Ct, 7 pm, $35-225, broadcast on Comcast SportsNet NW
UN-SILENT BOB—Whatever you think of his movies, there’s no denying Kevin Smith is one entertaining storyteller. (He better be—tickets ain’t cheap.) Smith’s speaking tour stops through Portland tonight; we’re guessing he flew JetBlue. NL
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, 8 pm, $50, 21+
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Durant needs to go to a better team, or OKC needs to get better players to support him. No team in NBA history has done well in the playoffs with only one star and no supporting cast (need more evidence, just look at the Miami Heat/Dwayne Wade). Durant has scored 33+ points in the last seven games (with a few games at 40+) and the Thunder have dropped 5 of their last 7.
That’s fucking pathetic. Hopefully they get him some better support players, otherwise he needs to play elsewhere.
Or not. What the hell do I care? GO BLAZERS!!!