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Double Issue + NBA PREVIEW +

30 Scouting Reports P.78

Miami's Plan of Attack P.72

LAKERS AMD HEAT, BEWARE

THINDER BALL

KEVIN DURANT & CO. ARE GROWING UP FAST

By LEE JENKINS

THABO SEFOLOSHA (2) AND NENAD KRSTIC (12)

PHOTO

PETER READ MILLER

ON THE COVER: The Thunder's Kevin Durant, Thabo Sefolosha (2) and Nenad Krstic (12), photographed by Peter Read Miller