THE FACTS: It wasn’t particularly pretty but the Oklahoma City Thunder used a suffocating defensive effort to beat the Washington Wizards for the first time in two seasons, 103-80. The Thunder finished with three players in double figures. Point guard Russell Westbrook led the way with 21 points on 5-for-8 shooting. Westbrook was also 10-for-11 at the free throw line. Kevin Durant was right behind with 20 points and 10-for-10 at the stripe. Durant struggled from the floor though going 4-for-10. Sixth man Kevin Martin had a big night with 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting including 3-for-4 on 3-pointers. …read more
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Thunder Beat Jazz 110-87: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook Lead OKC Past Utah (VIDEO)
By The Huffington Post News Editors
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Russell Westbrook scored 19 points and the Oklahoma City cruised to a 110-87 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Kevin Martin added 15 points for Oklahoma City, which improved to 25-8 at home. The Thunder led 29-19 after one quarter and 50-28 at halftime.
Notebook: Thunder 127, Suns 96
THE FACTS: Unsung Thunder players Thabo Sefolosha and Kendrick Perkins combined to score 35 points (more than three times their combined averages) to lead Oklahoma City past Phoenix 127-96. Sefolosha had a season-high 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting (4-for-6 on 3-pointers) and Perkins had a season-high 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting. He also pulled down nine rebounds, handed out three assists, blocked three shots and had two steals. Kevin Durant (21 points) and Russell Westbrook (17 points) did not have to play in the fourth quarter. Kevin Martin added 16 points giving the Thunder five players with 16 or more for the first time since Nov. 20, 2009 against Washington. All 13 Thunder players scored and OKC shot 57.5 percent. …read more
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Thunder start hot in 2nd half, roll past Kings
By Associated Press Kevin Durant had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Kevin Martin scored 24 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a slow start to overwhelm the Sacramento Kings 105-95 on Friday night.
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