National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 118, Houston 112
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials:
#56 Mark Ayotte, # Nick Buchert, #57 Greg Willard
Attendance:
16158
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Kevin Durant scored 30 points and went 4-of-4 from 3-point range as the Oklahoma City Thunder took down the host Houston Rockets, 118-112, on Wednesday.
Russell Westbrook finished with 23 points and 13 assists and Serge Ibaka chipped in 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting off the bench for the Thunder, who have won three straight games. Oklahoma City shot 52 percent from the field, including 6-of-15 from the arc.
Trailing by two at the half, Oklahoma City opened the third quarter with a 22-8 run to grab control, pushing the lead to 72-62 on Ibaka‘s layup with 5:28 left. The Rockets recovered, getting 11 straight points from Luis Scola to close it to 82-79 heading into the fourth period.
Houston tied it at 90-90 early in the final frame and was within 96-94 with 6:33 left before Oklahoma City began to pull away. Jeff Green took a feed from Westbrook for a dunk and Durant nailed a 3-pointer to kick off an 11-0 spurt over the next four minutes.
The Rockets had one more run in them, pulling within a basket with eight seconds left. But James Harden hit four free throws to put it away.
Scola collected 31 points and 11 rebounds for Houston, which has lost six of seven.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma City |
|
Houston |
Kevin Durant 30 |
Scoring |
Luis Scola 31 |
Russell Westbrook 13 |
Assists |
Shane Battier 6 |
Thabo Sefolosha 13 |
Rebounds |
Luis Scola 11 |
Russell Westbrook 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Luis Scola 5 |
Russell Westbrook 2 |
Steals |
Shane Battier 2 |
Thabo Sefolosha 3 |
Blocks |
Patrick Patterson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma City
|
118 |
51.2 |
6-14 |
26-33 |
24 |
49 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
Houston
|
112 |
49.0 |
5-18 |
13-18 |
23 |
35 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.