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OKLAHOMA CITY -- The shots werent falling early for Kevin Durant and never fell for Russell Westbrook, so it was Reggie Jackson and Jeremy Lamb who carried the Oklahoma City Thunder to their most impressive win of the season. Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. Jackson scored eight straight points for the Thunder during a surge early in the fourth quarter that put Oklahoma City ahead by 11 points. The Spurs rallied within three points before Jackson and Durant combined to score the Thunders final 13 points and put the game away. "We couldnt guard (Jackson) tonight," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "He really helped them. He was basically the difference in the game. He did a great job." Serge Ibaka added 17 points and 11 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which is 7-0 at home, the franchises best home start since 2004-05, when it was in Seattle. The Thunder have won five straight, their longest streak of the season. The Thunder took control of a tight game with an 8-0 run in the third quarter and withstood a run by San Antonio midway through the fourth. "I just attacked gaps and shots went down for all of us," Jackson said. "We just kept trying to get in the lane and make the passes for the next man and just keep attacking the bigs off pick-and-rolls. . I think we as a team, we did it pretty successfully tonight, but it all started defensively." Tony Parker had 16 points and seven assists for San Antonio (13-2), which was seeking the best start in franchise history. The Spurs also started 13-1 during the 2010-11 season. Portland, which entered Wednesday on an 11-game winning streak, is the only other team to have beaten San Antonio this season. During their previous eight games, the Spurs had beaten opponents by an average of 19.1 points, with all those wins by nine or more points. But fellow Western Conference power Oklahoma City (10-3) represented a step up in competition, and the Spurs lost for the third straight time at Chesapeake Energy Arena. San Antonio shot 39.1 per cent from the field and went 7 of 27 (25.9 per cent) from 3-point range. The latter number particularly irked Popovich, who said his team didnt attack the basket as much as hed like. "I thought a pretty good percentage of ours tonight were hurried or frenetic at times," Popovich said. "I didnt like our selection." Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks agreed with Popovich that the majority of the Spurs 3-point attempts benefited the Thunder. "I thought our defence was outstanding," Brooks said. "I think in the last three or four games weve put a string of defensive efforts and defensive performances together we can continue to build on. "Going into this game theyd won 11 in a row and were the hottest team in basketball and with the way they score theyre a hard team to guard. I thought our guys did a good job with our length making them miss shots and I thought defence was the key tonight." Durant and Westbrook combined to shoot 6 of 24 in the first half -- 1 of 9 from 3-point range -- and the Spurs led 46-43 at halftime. Meanwhile, Kawhi Leonard went 6 of 12 from the field and had 13 first-half points for San Antonio. With usual stalwarts Durant and Westbrook struggling, Ibaka picked up the slack early in the third quarter, scoring 10 straight points for Oklahoma City coming out of halftime. That seemed to wake up the Thunder and they went on an 8-0 run to take their largest lead to that point at 59-52 on a dunk by Durant at the 5:08 mark. Lamb hit a 3-pointer and a 2-pointer in the final 1:35 of the third quarter to extend the lead to 68-59 and Jacksons driving layup gave the Thunder a 78-67 lead with 8:47 left. It was the first double-digit advantage for either team. That was Oklahoma Citys last field goal for more than 4 1/2 minutes, allowing the Spurs to gain ground. Marco Belinellis basket with 6:46 left pulled San Antonio within 79-76 but then the Spurs went cold as well, missing their next four shots. Ibakas putback with 4:12 left ended the Thunders drought and Jackson followed with an 11-foot jumper to make it 83-77. Durant, who finished 10 of 23 from the field, then grabbed the rebound after a miss by Leonard and drove the length of the court for a basket while being fouled. He made the free throw to put Oklahoma City ahead 86-77 with 2:56 left. Jackson "was aggressive all night getting to the rim," Durant said. "Thats what he does. Nobody can stay in front of him. . He gave us a nice spark and those guys, him and Jeremy, Fish (Derek Fisher), those guys are really the reason we won the basketball game." 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But Saban has developed the best college football program in the world and is on his way to likely surpassing Bryant’s record six national championships. Since returning to college football with Alabama in 2007, the Crimson Tide have won three national championships and finished the year ranked in the Top 10 six times. That 2007 season, a year Saban was still implementing his system and recruiting his own players, is the only losing campaign the 63-year-old has ever overseen in his nearly 20 years as a college football head coach. Saban also led Toledo, Michigan State, and LSU to extreme success before his time in Tuscaloosa. He has all but guaranteed Alabama is a title contender every year. Which brings us to this year’s title contending team. Gone are the team’s stars of past years like AJ McCarron, Trent Richardson, CJ Mosley, and Dee Milliner, now scattered around the NFL; replaced by current stars that will find their way into the NFL via the early rounds of upcoming drafts. Perhaps the biggest star on this year’s edition is receiver Amari Cooper, the player with perhaps the most to gain from a strong Sugar Bowl and, hopefully, CFP National Championship Game. Cooper finished third in Heisman voting after leading the nation in receiving yards with 1,656. His 115 receptions were also first in the NCAA while his 14 touchdowns ranked him second among receivers. Cooper was spectacular all season, but his breakout performance came on rivalry weekend in the Iron Bowl, when the junior amassed 13 receptions for 224 yards and three touchdowns. While draftniks knew Cooper was for real long ago, the Miami native’s draft watch officially launched with an Adam Schefter tweet that suggested Cooper would be an ideal fit for the Oakland Raiders, who were in position to pick first overall at the time. Cooper’s draft stock is currently wavering in the Top 10. He has a strong head start to be the first receiver off the board come late April, but a strong Playoff showing could push the junior into the Top 5. With McCarron now a Cincinnati Bengal and inheritor Blake SSims having an inconsistent year at quarterback, the Crimson Tide have had to look elsewhere for offensive leaders.dddddddddddd. And along with Cooper, running back TJ Yeldon stepped up for ‘Bama this year. While he finished far from the finalists like his WR teammate, Yeldon spent some time on many a pundit’s Heisman Watch this season on route to finishing with more than 1,000 combined yards and 11 touchdowns despite missing a stat padder against Western Carolina late in the season. Yeldon is one of the top draft eligible backs this season and projects to be selected late in the second round or early in the third. And, like always, Alabama once again possesses a (future) star-studded defence. Safety Landon Collins doesn’t get the publicity of a Cooper or even a Yeldon, but it’s possible the junior could hear his name called before both his teammates in April’s NFL draft. Collins finished with 87 tackles and three interceptions and is widely considered to be the top draft eligible safety and a possible Top 10 pick. The Crimson Tide entered the season at the top of the rankings alongside Florida State and Oregon but after opening their conference schedule with a win over Florida, fell to Ole Miss during the State of Mississippi Run in early October. It took the rest of the season to climb their way back to No. 1 in the rankings, defeating ranked teams Texas A&M, LSU, and Auburn while also ultimately ending the State of Mississippi Run by beating the then No. 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs in mid-November. Alabama cemented their spot in the first ever College Football Playoff with an anti-climactic win over Missouri to claim their second SEC title in three years. Alabama will bring both a Top 20 offence and defence into the Sugar Bowl. The Tide were ranked eighth in yards gained on offence and averaged the 18th most points in the nation. They’re strong both on the ground and through the air, averaging more than 200 rushing yards and nearly 300 passing yards per game. The Tide’s defence is especially stingy against the run, ranking behind only Penn State and rushing yards against at 88.7 per game. Their pass defence is middle of the pack but Alabama finished the year ranked 11th in the NCAA, giving up only 312 yards per game. And if you believe in “bend don’t break” defences, you’ll like that Alabama is ranked fourth in the nation giving up only 16.4 points per game. The Tide enter the game as nine-point favourites and if they play a clean game – kind of a Saban staple – college football’s best coach ever will be playing for his fifth national championship 11 days later. ' ' '