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OKLAHOMA CITY -- After a six-month layoff, Russell Westbrook looked a lot like his old self. Game Spencer Long Washington Redskins Womens Home Jersey Nike NFL Burgundy Red . The All-Star point guard had 21 points and seven assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder, despite shooting 2 of 18 from 3-point range, beat the Phoenix Suns 103-96 on Sunday night. Kevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who won their fifth straight home opener and defeated Phoenix (2-1) for the 11th straight time. The Suns last beat Oklahoma City (2-1) in December 2010. Westbrook, sidelined after first tearing the lateral meniscus in his right knee during the second game of the NBA playoffs, then having a medical setback, returned three to five weeks ahead of the teams previously announced timetable. He said before the game he never thought it would take him that long to come back. After the game he said he felt a little rusty but seemed satisfied with his effort. "I just missed some easy ones but that will come," Westbrook said. "Im able to do what I want. I could be better but thats all right. Thats expected. Im not expected to come back and be bionic man. Im just going to work my way through it." Thunder coach Scott Brooks came away impressed with Westbrooks outing. "There are two things that (Westbrook) does at a high level," Brooks said. "He wins. Hes a winner. The guy plays the game like its supposed to be played. Its not always going to be perfect but he plays with everything he has every single night. To me thats inspiring. The second thing is leadership. Its taken him some time to get that . Now he is our leader." Brooks wasnt as glowing about the teams shooting. "Obviously, weve got to shoot the ball much better," he said. "We cant continue to shoot that from the 3-point line. I dont like to talk about it much but its hard to hide 2 for 18. But I will say this -- I believe in the guys taking shots. Theyre getting good looks. . Theyre going to fall." Eric Bledsoe scored 26 points -- one off his career high -- and added a career-best 14 assists for Phoenix, which opened the season with home wins over Portland and Utah. The Suns stayed with Oklahoma City thanks to 14-of-37 3-point shooting but eventually were done in by 23 turnovers. Serge Ibaka added nine points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City. Phoenix led 79-73 after a 3-pointer by Bledsoe with 7:46 left, but the Thunder scored next eight points, including layups by Westbrook and Reggie Jackson, the latter putting Oklahoma City ahead 81-79 with 6:11 left. Channing Fryes basket tied the game for Phoenix, but the Thunder went on a 14-6 run, highlighted by three-point plays from Ibaka and Derek Fisher, to take a 95-87 lead with 2:19 left. The Suns pulled within 95-92 before Durant slammed home a missed layup by Westbrook with 32.8 seconds left. Gerald Green hit a 3-pointer from the corner to cap a 21-point performance, but Westbrook and Durant combined to go 6-of-6 from the free throw line over the final 29.3 seconds to seal the win. "Our guys fought hard and thats a good team and we had a chance to win on their court, so Im pretty happy with the effort," Phoenix coach Jeff Hornacek said. "Thats the ultimate goal, when you go on the road, is to have a chance at the end, especially a team like this. Its very difficult to win in this gym. We were right there and had some chances." Westbrooks action was his first since April, when Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley banged knees with him while going for a steal after Westbrook had stopped to call a timeout. Westbrook underwent an initial surgery for the injury on April 27. He underwent another surgery on Oct. 1 to remove a loose stitch from the first procedure. At the time, the Thunder said he would miss the first four to six weeks of the regular season. Under that timetable, Westbrook could have been out for as many as 22 games. Instead, he missed only two games -- a win at Utah on Wednesday and a loss at Minnesota on Friday. Usually the first player announced during pre-game introductions, Westbrook instead was the last and he drew an enormous roar from the sellout crowd at Chesapeake Energy Arena. A team spokesman said after the game that Durant -- who usually is introduced last -- asked that Westbrook be announced last instead, although Durant declined to take credit for the idea when asked about it. "It was good for him to be back," Durant said. "I know how much he loves the game. The crowd was great. Unbelievable. Classy group of fans. Always behind (Westbrook) and accepted him so well tonight. It was cool to see." Westbrook immediately returned to his aggressive self on the court, scoring his first basket at the 7:16 mark of the first quarter on a driving layup. It quickly became apparent, however, that the Thunder will have to readjust to having Westbrook in the lineup. Oklahoma City struggled with its shooting in the first half, going 16 of 40 (40 per cent) and allowing the Suns to lead 45-44 at halftime. Frye scored 19 points and Goran Drajic had 10 for the Suns on 5-of-9 shooting before leaving the game with a sprained left ankle at the 10:08 mark of the third quarter. NOTES: Hornacek said the ankle Drajic injured is one "thats been bothering him before so hopefully hes not out too long." He didnt say if Drajic might miss any games . Despite the closeness of the game, Brooks played 11 of the 13 players who suited up and all for at least 8:47. It was evident that rookie Steven Adams is now the backup centre, having supplanted Hasheem Thabeet, one of the two players who didnt see action . The sellout was the 89th straight during the regular season at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Burgundy Red Brian Orakpo Limited Jersey Youth Nike NFL Washington Redskins Home . - Inbee Park is back defending her No. Mens Clinton Portis Washington Redskins NFL Throwback Jersey White Reebok Authentic Road . The St. Louis Cardinals were scheduled to arrive in Boston in time for a workout on Tuesday afternoon. Much of Mondays discussion focused on Bostons lineup considerations as the series progresses, specifically when the venue shifts to St.NEW YORK -- Yankees reliever Pedro Feliciano has a torn capsule in his left shoulder and will get a second opinion before deciding if he should have season-ending surgery. New Yorks left-handed specialist has been on the disabled list since the start of the season with what was described as a rotator cuff strain, but a contrast MRI performed Wednesday showed the tear. Feliciano said Thursday he will see noted orthopedist James Andrews on Monday then choose a course of action, which could be surgery. Feliciano also could have a shot in the shoulder and refrain from throwing for 1 1-2 months. Based on the more invasive MRI, where dye is injected into the shoulder, surgery appears to be the likely route for Feliciano. "Most likely that opinion will hold up, unfortunately," general manager Brian Cashman said, "because this is not a close call, it appears to be very obvious." He added: "Capsular tears are very serious. In all likelihood hes looking at a significant surgery." Surgery would be a big blow for Feliciano, who is a workhorse. He signed a two-year, US$8 million free agent contract in the off-season after making 344 relief appearances for the Mets since 2007, a major league record for a four-year stretch. He led the majors in games each of the last three seasons, including a career-high 92 outings in 2010. "I want to be here. Im the guy who likes to pitch every day, like Ive been doing the last three or four years," Feliciano said. "And now to be shut down for maybe a year -- I dont know if I could handle it." He says he could be ready for next spring training, but Cashman was skeptical. "The time frame for recovery could be that," Cashman said. "Can he come back and be Pedro&nbbsp;Feliciano? I couldnt tell you that. Womens Niles Paul Washington Redskins NFL Jersey Burgundy Red. quot; Cashman compared Felicianos situation to that of former Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang, who is still trying to make a comeback -- now with the Washington Nationals -- after having had capsule surgery in 2009 while with New York. Feliciano said he was healthy when he arrived in training camp this year and didnt blame his heavy workload with the Mets for the injury. Cashman said there was no evidence of an injury during a pre-signing physical that included a traditional MRI. Cashman then defended his comments from earlier April that the Mets "abused" the reliever, but said "Im not blaming the Mets for what was happening now." Cashman also took several minutes to use the news conference as a "forum" to defend his record against accusations in the media that he was a hypocrite for attacking the Mets on their usage of Feliciano when former reliever Scott Proctor made 83 appearances for the Yankees in 2006 and again in a season split with New York and the Dodgers in 07. "If you want to get Joe Torre on the phone youll know Im not a hypocrite," Cashman said. "I dealt with our pitching coach, with our manager. We have new people here that utilize people in a certain way. These guys arent (infinite) assets out there. Theres a very limited group of people capable on a consistent basis of performing at the major league level at a high level of success." To that end, Cashman said it is very unlikely that he will find a lefty to join Boone Logan, the only left-hander in the bullpen. Current manager Joe Girardi was fine with that. "We believe we have right-handers capable of getting out left-handers," Girardi said. wholesale jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' '