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Canberra will need to shake off a five-year NRL hoodoo against a depleted North Queensland outfit as they bid to keep their top four hopes intact.The resurgent Raiders host a Cowboys side minus their Origin stars in the nations capital in the final match of the NRLs round 18 on Monday night.A win will ensure the Raiders are just a point behind fourth-placed Canterbury and the third-placed Cowboys on 23 pointsBut Canberra have to overcome a North Queensland side against whom their current record is worse than any other side.The Raiders have won just two of 10 matches against the premiers since 2011.And the Cowboys claimed the corresponding match in Canberra last year 21-20 courtesy of a Johnathan Thurston field goal.But without Origin stars Thurston, Matt Scott, Justin ONeill, Gavin Cooper and James Tamou and the injured Michael Morgan, the Cowboys present a far less intimidating side.Ben Spina, Coen Hess, Josh Chudleigh, Patrick Kaufusi and Tautau Moga all come into coach Paul Greens Cowboys side. Rory Kostjasyn will captain the team in the absence of Thurston.Thats the trade off, you lose those guys and it disrupts what we are trying to do here but the benefit is they have that experience of being around the best players in that (Origin) environment, Green said.You hope what they learn in those camps with that team they bring back here and make sure they implement it here, which lifts our level of professionalism.It is a huge chunk but that is what happens this time of year. It is no use whingeing about it, you just get on with it.The Raiders are buoyed by five wins in their last six matches and they have won six of eight at home this season, including four straight.They are averaging 29.8 points at home this year, the second most of any NRL side.Luke Bateman and Josh Papalli - who was ruled out of Origin III with a hip injury - are out of Ricky Stuarts Raiders side, Clay Priest and Iosia Soliola come in.North Queensland trained in Canberra on Sunday as they rounded off their preparation for the clash.KEY STATS* Jarrod Croker needs two points for 1300 career points. 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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kevin Durant matched his career high with seven 3-pointers and scored 39 points, coolly knocking down long jumpers while thoroughly embarrassing Russell Westbrook and his old Oklahoma City team in Golden States 122-96 rout of the Thunder on Thursday night.This rematch of the Western Conference Finals won by the Warriors in seven games quickly turned into the KD show at sold-out Oracle Arena, where OKC (4-1) took its first loss to leave LeBron James and the champion Cavaliers as the leagues lone unbeaten team.So much for this one being just like any other game for Durant. Even he knew it would certainly mean more once the ball was tipped, a matchup circled on calendars everywhere from the moment he joined the Warriors in July.Westbrook was held to 20 points -- yes, thats right -- after coming in as the NBAs leading scorer averaging 37.8 points.Stephen Curry added 21 points and seven assists while Klay Thompson emerged from his 3-point funk to make four from long range on the way to 18 points in the Warriors fourth straight win.But this was all about Durant on a night No. 35 and his teammates redeemed themselves after a 129-100 flop in their season opener Oct. 25 against San Antonio that sent fans for the exits with more than 5 minutes left.When KD sat down for good with 6:41 to play, he received a rousing ovation and fans began chanting K-D!Durant dunked to end the third and pumped his arms and shook his head. He repeatedly pointed to the roof and roared in celebration to punctuate big plays -- and, wow, did he have his share of them in this first, fabulous, hyped-up reunion with his former OKC boys.Consecutive 3s before the half, baskets off rebounds, altering shots with that superior wingspan, KD flat out did it all. He shot 15 for 24, 7 of 11 from deep, in his third 30-point performance, had seven rebounds and a block.Westbrook had put up triple-doubles in two of his previous three games with a 35-point outing in Wednesdays win at the Clippers.ddddddddddddBut he didnt have it the very next night, going 4 for 15 with 10 points coming on free throws to go with 10 assists and six rebounds.Victor Oladipo led OKC with 21 points.TIP-INSThunder: The Thunder missed a chance to match the best start of the OKC era at 5-0, accomplished in 2011-12. ... OKC played its first of 14 sets on consecutive nights after going 6-10 last season on the second night of back-to-backs.Warriors: Durants 69 straight games scoring 20 or more points are most since Michael Jordan did so from Nov. 24, 1990-April 19, 1991. ... An infuriated coach Steve Kerr had to be held back by assistant Mike Brown when no foul was called on a 3-point attempt by Curry at the 8:34 mark of the first quarter.Free agent relief pitcher Sergio Romo, the Giants closer at the end of the season, tossed towels during timeouts. ... Warriors defensive guru Ron Adams, with 22 years as an NBA assistant, was inducted into the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame. He coached Fresno State and alma mater Fresno Pacific.ANDRE WARD AND KDOakland boxing star Andre Ward attended Thursday and has become great pals with KD -- even attending his 28th birthday party in late September. Durant reached out a couple of years ago.Just direct messaged me one night out of the blue on Instagram and had this long message about how he respected me, he follows me and Im his favorite fighter. Im like, `Come on, man, this isnt the real KD? Ward recalled. Its the real KD. He left his number, we connected and weve been building a relationship ever since.UP NEXTThunder: Host Minnesota on Saturday to begin five straight home games and eight of nine.Warriors: Visit the Lakers on Friday to face former top assistant Luke Walton for the first time since he became L.A.s new coach. ' ' '