Kevin Durant scores 50, but Warriors fall in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — In a team sport like basketball, Kevin Durant is the rare player adept at wiping away others' shortcomings with a workhorse performance. Few defenses have an answer when one of the best scorers in NBA history is intent on willing his team to victory. But in Golden State's 123-117 loss Wednesday night to Portland at Moda Center, even a 50-point, seven-rebound, six-assist, two-block gem from Durant wasn't enough to overcome another sluggish start. Golden State heads into the All-Star break a half-game behind top-seeded Houston in the Western Conference standings. "I don't think that is something that the guys are looking at," head coach Steve Kerr said.