OKLAHOMA CITY - Kevin Durant told Dion Waiters to be ready.Waiters obliged.In his first home game with the Thunder since being acquired from Cleveland earlier this week, Waiters hit a 3-pointer on an assist from Durant with 23 seconds left to put Oklahoma City up by four. He finished with 15 points to help the Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 99-94 on Friday night.Waiters missed a 3-pointer a minute earlier, but Durant trusted his newest teammate.The first time he (Durant) found me, I was too excited, Waiters said. I was too open. I wanted to hit it real bad, and I kind of rushed it and was all off balance. When we came out of the timeout, he just said, Be ready, its going to come around again.Waiters said the confidence from his teammates and coaches was a breath of fresh air compared to what he dealt with in Cleveland.Its a lot different, he said. Im able to play. I dont got to look over my shoulder, anything like that, if I make a mistake. Coaches tell me to play, be aggressive. Be me. Once you get told that, the games easy.Durant scored 32 points and Russell Westbrook had 25 points and 12 assists for the Thunder, who lost their previous two games by a combined 47 points.Gordon Hayward scored 27 points, Derrick Favours had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Trey Burke added 20 points for the Jazz, who had won six of 10 and were coming off a 20-point win at Chicago on Wednesday night.I think we performed well, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. It just was, we missed some shots at the end. There was nothing about what we did that we fell apart. We didnt turn the ball over late. I think it was more them raising their level.Waiters was 1 for 9 in his Thunder debut Wednesday at Sacramento. He entered this game with 5:37 left in the first quarter, and immediately made an impression. He made 4 of 5 shots in the period, had a nifty assist to Westbrook for a dunk and had two steals in six minutes.With 1:02 left in the first half, Utah lost the ball out of bounds with 0.2 seconds left on the shot clock and Trevor Booker checked in. Hayward bounced the ball to Booker, and he tipped it over his head, two-handed, into the basket from just outside the paint. Booker jogged down court with arms out and palms toward the ceiling, perhaps as surprised as the crowd.Well, I didnt know the play, he said. At first, I just went to the rim for the lob. It wasnt there, so I just tried to give G (Gordon Hayward) an outlet. I knew I couldnt catch the ball. He bounced it. I know you wont believe me, but I really do practice those shots. I guess you could say the hard work finally paid off.Bookers circus shot helped Utah take a 50-44 lead at halftime.An alley-oop dunk by Booker on a lob from Burke from the 3-point line put the Jazz up 81-76 in the fourth quarter, but the Thunder rallied. A baseline fadeaway by Durant tied the score at 90 with 3:18 to play, and he made another fadeaway from nearly the same spot the next time down to give the Thunder the lead.__TIP-INSJazz: C Enes Kanter missed his fourth straight game with a sprained right ankle. He has started all 33 games he has played in and averages 13.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. ... Hayward scored 10 points in the first quarter. ... G Joe Ingles turned his right ankle in the second quarter after going up for a rebound. He left the game, but returned to start the third quarter.Thunder: Oklahoma City made 11 of 18 shots in the first quarter, but just 31 for 73 the rest of the way. ... The Thunder went scoreless for the first 3:48 of the second quarter. ... Oklahoma City improved to 10-4 when Durant plays.QUOTE OF THE NIGHT:Durant, on Bookers trick shot: It wont ever happen again.DYNAMIC DUOWestbrook and Durant broke out of slumps. Durant, who had made just 11 of 36 shots his previous two games, shot 14 for 21. Westbrook, who had made 27 of 99 his previous five games, was 9 for 17.UP NEXTJazz: At Houston on Saturday.Thunder: At Houston on Thursday.___Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP . Stitched Patriots Jerseys . Kelli Stack and Alex Carpenter also scored for the Americans, who avoided a repeat of Finlands upset at the Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., in November. Finnish goalie Noora Raty made 58 saves in that one, but the three-time Olympian could stop just 40 of 43 U. New England Patriots Shirts . 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Fake Patriots Jerseys . -- Derek Jeter spoke for 25 minutes, 44 seconds and answered 26 questions about his decision to retire at the end of this season.Ottawa, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Erik Karlsson scored twice to give the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Mike Hoffman posted a goal and an assist and Mika Zibanejad also lit the lamp for the Senators, who had lost three of four coming into the game. Craig Anderson made 37 saves in the win. James van Riemsdyk, Nazem Kadri and David Clarkson scored for the Maple Leafs, who have fallen in each of their last six outings. James Reimer gave up all four goals on 26 shots in the loss. Ottawa got on the board at 2:02 of the first as Hoffmans heavy wrister from the slot found the right corner, shortly after Phil Kessel missed on a breakaway. It was a 2-0 game at 11:53 of the first as a 3-on-1 was finished off when Karlsson and Hoffman passed back-and-forth until Karlssons one-timer from the left wing went into the net. The Senators took a 3-0 lead into the first intermission as Zibanejads one- timer from the left side found the back of the net with 19.8 seconds left in the framee.dddddddddddd Toronto posted the only goal of the second period to get on the board, as Cody Fransons shot from the right point was tipped and was bouncing on net before Clarkson swept it in at 13:55. The Leafs made it a one-goal game at 2:36 of the third as Kadris shot from the left point went in for a power-play goal. Karlsson, though, gave his team some breathing room when his one-timer went in with 4:40 to play for a 4-2 lead. That goal proved fortunate, as the Leafs got within one with 1:23 left after Kessels shot from the right wing was stopped and van Riemsdyk buried it from the left wing for his 20th of the season. Toronto got Reimer out of the net for an extra attacker, but was unable to notch the equalizer before time ran out. Game Notes Ottawa hosts Dallas next Thursday ... Toronto plays in New Jersey next Wednesday ... Toronto has scored just five goals during its losing streak ... Toronto was 1-for-3 on the power play, while Ottawa went 0-for-2. ' ' '