OKLAHOMA CITY -- While accepting the award for himself, Kevin Durant called Russell Westbrook an MVP-calibre player. And on Tuesday, Westbrook delivered a championship-calibre effort that got the Oklahoma City Thunder back to even in the Western Conference finals. He had 40 points, 10 assists and five steals in a 105-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs 105-92 that tied the series at two games apiece. "Coach told us he needed maximum effort from us tonight, and it starts with me at point guard," Westbrook said. "My job is to play both sides of the ball. If you want to win a championship, those are things you have to do." It matched the second-highest playoff point total of Westbrooks career, falling short of the 43 he scored in the 2012 NBA Finals. "Just his focus on every possession on the defensive end and his poise on the offensive end, I think thats whats fun to watch," Durant said. "People outside of our team dont really look at that type of stuff, but thats something we can definitely build on as a group, is watching him wreak havoc on the defensive end and offensively, playing with such patience." At times, Westbrook has been a maddening player for Thunder fans to watch. His dynamic athletic ability gives him a supreme confidence level that sometimes leads to ill-advised shots and a tendency to hold the ball at the expense of offensive flow. But in this game, Westbrook did just about everything right. He shot 50 per cent from the field and took just five 3-pointers. He made 14 of 14 free throws. "Sometimes hes going to go off," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. "Hes capable of doing that. If he makes a lot of jumpers, it gets really tough." In the midst of posting a monster game, Westbrook allowed Durant to still score 31 points. It was Durants highest-scoring game of the series after the NBAs leading scorer was held to a 22.7-point average in the first three games. Serge Ibaka added nine points and eight rebounds for the Thunder, who have turned around the series since he returned from an injury that was expected to keep him out for the rest of the post-season. "We just play well with Serge," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "We can do things with Serge in the lineup that we cant do with other guys." Boris Diaw had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 14 points for the Spurs, who blew a 2-0 lead against the Thunder in this round two years ago and are in danger of doing it again. San Antonio will host Game 5 on Thursday and wont be worried about the past. "I think we shouldnt think like that," Parker said. "Each game is different. Each series. Each year. We worked hard all year to have home court advantage, and now, its our job to protect home court." Oklahoma City dominated for the second consecutive game after getting blown out in the first two. The Thunder committed just seven turnovers and shot 49 per cent from the field. The Spurs scored the first eight points of the game, but things went downhill from there. A steal and dunk by Westbrook gave the Thunder a 42-32 lead with just under five minutes left in the first half. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Durant pushed Oklahoma Citys lead to 50-36. The Thunder led 58-43 at halftime. Durant scored 22 points and Westbrook added 17 points, eight assists and four steals before the break. Parker shot 6 of 9 in the first half, but the rest of the Spurs made just 11 of 32 before the break. A lob from Reggie Jackson to Durant for a two-handed slam bumped Oklahoma Citys lead to 60-43. A steal and jam by Ibaka made it 66-49, and a dunk by Westbrook made it 76-49. The Spurs closed the quarter on an 18-7 run and cut their deficit to 83-67. San Antonios Matt Bonner made a 3-pointer with 3:31 remaining to trim Oklahoma Citys edge to 12, but the Thunder maintained control. "We were just not focused coming out," Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard said. "Were not playing consistently throughout the whole game. Were playing in spurts or increments. Weve just got to play the whole game." The Thunder still need to win on the road to win the series. "Were just trying to look forward," Durant said. "We know how tough it is to go in there and get a W. We have to go on the road an handle our business. We feel better, but were not satisfied." Notes: Jackson started for the second straight game. He sprained his right ankle on a drive to the hoop and left the game with 8:25 left in the first quarter. He returned to start the second quarter. ... Thunder C Kendrick Perkins had 10 rebounds. ... The Thunder improved to 5-1 in the playoffs when Westbrook has at least 10 assists. ... 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Winnipeg was also coming off a 2-1 win at Dallas on Thursday in which they were outshot 47-22 as No. 1 goalie Ondrej Pavelec was the difference.This was as good a character win as weve had since Ive been here, Jets coach Paul Maurice said. Its not a tough schedule, its a brutal schedule.We play on energy and I cant imagine (the Winnipeg players) had any tonight.But somehow, the Jets found it.We really came together and sucked it up for 60 minutes tonight and played hard, said Little, who along with Ladd lead the team with 17 goals. When your confidence is high like it is right now, thats the type of effort youre going to get.Matchups against the high-skilled Blackhawks seem to bring out solid, smart physical play from the much-improved Jets, who are 4-0-1 in their last five.The score was tied 1-1 heading into the third period, but the Jets took charge in the final frame.We know coming in here, its going to be a challenge, Ladd said. Maybe that gave us the urgency to get on them, and we seemed to be able to do that.Hutchinson made 31 saves after stopping 71 of 72 shots in his previous two wins against the Blackhawks.We had some good chances to score and he made some key saves, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. It was 1-1 hockey game.But theyre a different team than we saw last year. Thats a team that can win and beat anybody because they work their tails off.Chicago rookie Teuvvo Teravainen got his first NHL goal, Brandon Saad also scored, and Corey Crawford finished with 31 saves.ddddddddddddTonight, I just thought I was ready to shoot everything, the 20-year-old Teravainen said.Jets forward Mathieu Perreault left the ice gingerly with 9.4 seconds left in the second period after being cross-checked across the back by Chicagos Daniel Carcillo, and didnt return. Perreault, who scored four goals against Florida on Tuesday, had six goals and three assists in his last five games.The Blackhawks dominated early in an uptempo, physical first period punctuated by two free-swinging fights.Saad opened the scoring just 53 seconds in when he backhanded a rolling puck from the left circle, and the rising shot slipped past Hutchinsons right elbow.The Jets came on as the period progressed and tested Crawford with some prime chances.Bogosian tied it at 1 midway through the first on a low screened shot from inside the blue line after taking a feed from Ladd. Winnipegs Adam Lowry was in front of the crease as the puck slipped under Crawfords pads.Following a scoreless and scrappy second period, the Jets came out strong in early in the third.Littles power-play goal, set up by Bogosians slick pass, put the Jets ahead 2-1 at 9:31 of the third. Thorburn, at the edge of the crease, tipped in Lowrys feed from the top of the slot 28 seconds later.Teravainen picked up a loose puck made it 3-2 with 7:17 left on a shot from the slot.With Crawford on the bench for an extra attacker, Ladd scored into an empty with 29 seconds to seal the win.NOTES: Winnipeg F Blake Wheeler played his 500th game. ... The Blackhawks meet the Central Division rival Jets two more times this season, with both games in Winnipeg. ... The Blackhawks started a stretch of four games in six nights. ... Chicago F Kris Versteeg missed his sixth game with a left hand injury, and D Tim Erixon and C Joakim Nordstrom were healthy scratches. ... Winnipegs healthy scratches were D Adam Pardy, D Paul Postma and F T.J.Galiardi. ' ' '