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James Harden welcomed back to OKC with rejections from Ibaka and Westbrook (VIDEO)

Kevin Durant, James Harden

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) drives around Houston Rockets guard James Harden, left, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Oklahoma City won 120-98. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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It was a rough night for James Harden and the Rockets on Wednesday, where the Thunder’s former Sixth Man of the Year wasn’t able to do much of anything against his former teammates.

The Thunder brought the pain early with these two blocks from Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka that occurred midway through the first quarter, and took place with less than a minute of game time between them.

You can’t really blame Harden for the first one, considering he likely had no idea Westbrook was trailing the play and lining him up like that. But the one from Ibaka? He probably should have known that was coming.