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(SportsNetwork. New York Jets Jerseys .com) - When the 2014-15 NBA schedule came out, this Christmas matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs seemed like a battle for Western Conference supremacy. Fast-forward through injuries and Thursdays contest at AT&T Center is between the seventh and 10th best teams in the ultra-loaded Western Conference. The defending champion Spurs were without All-Star guard Tony Parker for five games earlier this month. Now, Kawhi Leonard is sidelined indefinitely with a torn ligament in his right hand. The Thunder were without Kevin Durant for a long period to begin the season and the reigning MVP has sat the last three with a sprained right ankle. He has been ruled out for the game against the Spurs. OKC has also been without Russell Westbrook for a chunk of the campaign. Hes back and playing at a high level, but it hasnt helped the Thunder, whove lost two straight and three of their last four. The Thunders consecutive losses came at home to the New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers. The Portland loss came on Tuesday, in overtime, 115-111. Westbrook went for 40 points with 10 rebounds and six assists in the loss. But unlike Portlands Damian Lillard, who scored 40 on 21 shots, it took Westbrook a career-high 34 shot attempts to do it. Reggie Jackson and Serge Ibaka had 21 and 16 points, respectively, for Oklahoma City. The Thunder squandered a 10-point lead over the games final two minutes. Lillard found himself wide open at the top of the key coming off a pick and buried the trey to tie the game. Westbrook was off the mark from way beyond the arc as the buzzer sounded. They pushed Russell out, Thunder coach Scott Brooks said of Westbrooks final shot in regulation. He made a tough decision. We have to get a better shot than that. LaMarcus Aldridge converted a three-point play following a Jackson basket to open the overtime period. Wesley Matthews knocked down a 3-pointer the next trip down prior to Westbrooks layup that made it a two-point game. It stayed that way until Lillard dialed in a trey, then he hit a pair of free throws with just over a minute left before Dorell Wrights tip-in gave the Blazers a comfortable seven-point cushion. The Spurs, meanwhile, halted a four-game losing streak Monday with a 125-118 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Parker scored 26 points and Tim Duncan posted his third straight double-double to help the Spurs. Duncan went for 21 points and 12 rebounds, Boris Diaw added a season-high 23 points off the bench and Manu Ginobili scored 19 with 10 assists for San Antonio. The Spurs assisted on 37 of their 49 baskets and shot a season-high 63.6 percent from the field. Parker was critical in his return from injury. I was just trying to bring energy and be aggressive, said Parker. Just happy to be back out there. The Spurs toppled the Thunder in six games in the Western Conference Finals last season. OKC has won five straight against the Spurs in the regular season, including two in a row in the Alamo City. Trenton Cannon Jets Jersey . The Wizards gave up two seldom-used players — forward Jan Vesely and point guard Eric Maynor. Vesely goes to the Nuggets, while Maynor gets shipped to the 76ers. Philadelphia receives two second-round draft picks, one from the Wizards in 2015 and one from the Nuggets in 2016. Chris Herndon Jets Jersey .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at LeBron James and the Miami Heat winning their second straight NBA championship.TORONTO -- David Booth still fondly remembers his first NHL training camp out of college and the relaxing lack of expectations. He went on to play 48 games his rookie season for the Florida Panthers and not long after developed into a 30-goal scorer. Eight years later, Booth doesnt want to set expectations for himself going into camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Well, except for one. "Staying healthy," he said. "This is my first summer in a while that Ive been able to stay healthy and train hard and have a good training camp. Thats the first goal." Health hasnt been on Booths side, dating to a concussion he received from a hit by Mike Richards in Oct. 2009. Since, he missed over a month with a knee injury in 2011, was limited to 12 games in 2013 because of an ankle problem and dealt with groin injuries last season. "We were going over our medicals (Thursday) and the doctors were just like, Man, youve had a lot of bad luck, " Booth said Friday. "Breaking a knee, breaking an ankle, groin injuries, those are things that happen with the game. "Its not like you can do anything to prevent those. Just getting warm to make sure youre reacting well to the game might be able to prevent it, but theres no way around that stuff." Injuries and decreased production as a result led to the Vancouver Canucks buying Booth out of the final season of his US$25.5-million, six-year contract. After 87 goals and 80 assists in 309 games with the Panthers, the winger managed just 26 goals and 25 assists in 134 games for the Canucks. On the books to make $4.75 million before the buyout, Booth signed a $1.1-million, one-year deal with the Leafs to prove himself again. With 10 players on one-way contracts competing for seven or eight spots on the roster, the Detroit native knows "theres no guarantees." With health his priority, Booth doesnt want to set too many goals too far in the future. "You cant look at December or January and start to worry about that," he said. "I think it starts with a good training camp and having a productive first couple of weeks." To start, Booth could get a look alongside former Panthers and Canucks teammate Mike Santorelli. Joe Namath Jersey. Coach Randy Carlyle said hed be "foolish not to try it." Booth and Santorelli each had 40-point seasons in 2010-11 when they played together. "Hes big, hes strong, hes powerful and he has such a good shot," said Santorelli, whos also on a one-year deal in Toronto. "Typical power forward thats awesome playing with." Awesome to play with when hes on the ice. Like Joffrey Lupul, who has had even more hard-luck injuries during his career, Booth has flashed top-six scoring ability when healthy. He had 31 goals and 29 assists in 2008-09, before the concussion derailed his progress. In order to produce like that again, Booth believes he needs opportunity as much as anything else. "When I was down in Florida youre playing 20 minutes a night, playing on the power play, and things just kind of go," he said. "When youre playing 10-12 minutes in Vancouver, no power play time, you cant really expect the same things. Your roles change." As Carlyle tries to balance out three scoring lines, Booth should certainly be a part of that. That is, if Booth is able to stay healthy because he knows how quickly things can turn if he doesnt. "One year after another and you see how hard it is to come back from an injury," he said. "If you have an injury and you miss training camp or even the first game or two, the game is so fine-tuned that if you just miss a little bit youre going to be behind and its always a struggle to keep up. "Thats why Im excited for this year because Im starting training camp and I just want to stay healthy through it." Notes -- Tyler Bozak and David Clarkson were listed as "out" on the Leafs weekend training-camp schedule. Through a team spokesman, Carlyle called them "day-to-day" but didnt disclose anything more about their injuries. Neither player took part in on-ice testing Friday ... The first practices of camp are set for Saturday. 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