MIAMI -- Down by 18 points midway through the opening quarter, Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder looked well on their way to witnessing a rout. Calvin Ridley Falcons Jersey . Thats exactly what happened. And they enjoyed every moment. Durant remained sizzling with 33 points, Serge Ibaka added 22 and the Thunder roared back from an abysmal start -- they trailed 22-4 early -- to embarrass the Miami Heat 112-95 on Wednesday night, erasing that big deficit out of the gate by outscoring the two-time defending champions by 43 points over a 33-minute span. "They were ready for us to come in and play," Durant said. "They hit some tough shots early on, a few 3s, and we didnt panic. We just tried to stay together and thats what we did. Our bench was great in getting us back in that game." The Thunder led by as many as 25, and shot 16 for 27 from 3-point range. Miami was 3 for 19 from beyond the arc. Durant has now scored at least 30 points in 12 straight games, matching the leagues longest such streak since Tracy McGrady did it in 14 consecutive outings in the 2002-03 season. The Thunder extended their winning streak to nine, inching them closer to Indiana in the race for the leagues best record. And the Oklahoma City bench outscored Miamis reserves 39-21, with Jeremy Lamb scoring 18 and Derek Fisher going 5 for 5 from 3-point range for his 15 points. "Theres no running away from it," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Other than the first eight minutes of the game they outclassed us tonight. They absolutely deserved this win." LeBron James scored 34 points for Miami, his 1-on-1 duel with Durant not really amounting to much on a night where the Heat allowed 25 points off turnovers and blew an 18-point lead for just the fourth time since he, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh became teammates nearly four years ago. Bosh scored 18 points and Wade added 15 for Miami. "We played well to start the game," James said. "We played well all the way until like the second quarter. From that point on they did what they want to do." Much of the buzz going into the night was about the MVP race, and how this might be the season that Durant finally catches James for the leagues top individual award. Head-to-head, they werent separated by much. But for just the fourth time in 17 meetings between their teams, Durant came out on top. "It would have been fun to clear the court and watch them go 1-on-1," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. Ibaka opened the scoring with a jumper, and the Heat answered with an immediate 18-0 run, not even needing 5 minutes to get what appeared to be complete control. With 6:20 left in the opening quarter, Bosh made a pair of free throws to make it 22-4. That pretty much ended the Heat highlights for the evening. By the end of the first, the Thunder were within nine. Lamb scored 13 in the second quarter alone, helping Oklahoma City take a 55-50 lead into the break, with the Thunder already having scored 19 points off turnovers. The third quarter, Durant and the Thunder put it away. Durant and James seemed to be playing a little game of Can you top this? in that period, both finishing with 12 points in the 12 minutes. The difference was, Durant was getting plenty of help, and James wasnt getting much. "Rucker Park, thats what was going through my head," Durant said, referring to the New York basketball landmark where he scored 66 points in a game during the summer of 2011. "It was fun. ... Im sure the fans got what they wanted to see with that one." Said James: "Its fun competition. Its been a while since I was able to do something like that." Fisher connected on a 3-pointer to end the quarter, pushing Oklahoma Citys margin to 16, and the Heat had no answers in the fourth. "We have some work to do," Spoelstra said. "Were like everybody else in the league. Nobody is infallible. We have some things to improve on. We know the things we have to improve on. Were not there yet." NOTES: Fisher made five 3-pointers, total, when the Heat faced the Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals. ... Shug McGaughey, who trained last years Kentucky Derby winner Orb, was part of the sellout crowd, along with Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera. ... Oklahoma City shot 14 free throws in the third quarter, the most by any Heat opponent in that period all season. ... The Heat fell to 7-12 this season when allowing more than 100 points. Theyre 25-1 when holding teams under 100. ... The Thunder are 8-0 on the road against Eastern Conference opponents. Isaiah Oliver Jersey . Here at TSN.ca we will take a look back at the season by bringing together a panel of experts to help pick the best 50 players of the season. Justin Bethel Jersey . Cleveland released the troubled wide receiver on Wednesday, an expected ending after Bess was arrested in January for assaulting a law enforcement officer at an airport and other bizarre behaviour. http://www.falconsauthenticofficialonline.com/authentic-brandon-fusco-jersey.html . Dont miss a single shot, live on TSN beginning at 7pm et/4pm pt. Winners of their last eight games, the Heat return to Toronto for the second time in the month of November. After beginning the season 4-3, allowing 100.9 points on 47 per cent shooting, Miamis resurgent defence has vaulted them back to the top of a weak Eastern Conference.The Winnipeg Goldeyes battled back from a 4-0 deficit and beat the St. Paul Saints 6-4 at Shaw Park on Thursday night to win their fourth straight game, sweep a three-game set from the Saints and pull six full games ahead of St. Paul in the race for first in the American Associations North Division. Ethan Hollingsworth got the start for the Fish and although he gave up four runs in the third, he battled hard to pitch 5 1/3 innings of shutout baseball and that effort kept the Fish in the game. Meanwhile, the hitters scraped out a run in the third, one more in the fourth, two in the fifth and two in the seventh, while the bullpen was flawless. Despite a three-run homer by the Goldeyes nemesis, Willie Cabrera (his fourth homer of the series), Winnipeg played tremendous defensive baseball, got some key hits and allowed the Saints to score in only one inning. “That was a good one to come back in,” said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney. “To come back from 4-0 is a nice way to come back. Ethan settled down after giving up four and the bullpen got their outs. It was a real good series and it was great to come back in that one. Keep that streak going.” It was a huge win for the Goldeyes, who improved to 51-32 on the season. The two teams meet again for a three-game set in St. Paul from Aug. 26-28 The Saints took a 4-0 lead in the third. With two outs and Joey Becker on first, Devin Thaut singled and then Evan Bigley drove home Becker with another single. The next batter, Willie Cabrera, hhit his ninth homer of the season and his fourth of the series to drive in three and give the Saints a commanding lead. Deadrin Senat Jersey. But in the bottom of the third, Luis Alen, Brock Bond and Jake Blackwood singled and Alen scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Tyler Kuhn. In the fourth, the Goldeyes cut into the lead again. This time, Donnie Webb led off with a triple and scored on a double by Josh Mazzola. Then, in the fifth, the Fish tied it up as Bond walked, Blackwood singled and Kuhn moved them both up 90 feet with a sacrifice bunt. Casey Haerther singled to drive home Bond and then Blackwood scored on an RBI ground out by Reggie Abercrombie. In the seventh, the Goldeyes took the lead for the first time, as Bond walked, Blackwood singled and Bond scored on a sacrifice fly by Kuhn. Haerther then singled and Blackwood scored on a single by Abercrombie. Taylor Sewitt (1-0, 2.80 ERA) got the victory in relief for Winnipeg, while Saints starter Nick Barnese (6-7, 3.95 ERA) took the loss. Chris Kissock (2.36 ERA) picked up his team-leading 13th save of the season. The Goldeyes finished with six runs on 12 hits while St. Paul was held to four runs on 10 hits. Immediately after the game, the Goldeyes got on the bus and headed south to Sioux Falls, S.D. The Fish and Canaries will open a three-game weekend series in Sioux Falls on Friday night. Chris Salamida (6-3, 3.21 ERA) will get the start for Winnipeg, while Matt Wickswat (2-7, 6.45 ERA) will take to the bump for the Canaries. 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