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 Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in his return after missing six games with an ankle sprain Wednesday, and the Oklahoma City Thunder shaded the visiting Phoenix Suns 137-134 in an overtime thriller. The Thunder beat the feisty Suns in the NBA's highest scoring game of the season despite losing star guard Russell Westbrook (20 points) to an ejection late in the first half, after getting tangling up with Phoenix centre Alex Len fighting for a rebound. Serge Ibaka had 15 points and Anthony Morrow added 11 for Oklahoma City (16-17) which made 44-49 free throws in the dramatic win. With the contest knotted in the extra session, Durant spotted Morrow in the right corner for a three-pointer and the ensuing free throw after getting fouled for a 134-130 lead. Durant added two free throws for a six-point cushion. The Suns got two quick baskets to pull within 136-134. With a shot at the win, Markieff Morris missed a wide-open three-point attempt with 2.9 seconds left and the Thunder escaped. Eric Bledsoe scored 29 points, Morris had 25 and Slovenian Goran Dragic finished with 21 for the Suns (18-16) losers of two in a row following a six-game run. Elsewhere: - Houston Rockets 102, Charlotte Hornets 83: League top scorer James Harden dropped in 36 points with eight triples, and the Rockets (22-9) snapped a modest two-game slide after beating the short-handed Hornets for the eighth straight time. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Gerald Henderson tallied 16 points apiece for the Hornets (10-23), playing without their leading scorer Al Jefferson because of a left groin strain. - San Antonio Spurs 95, New Orleans Pelicans 93 (OT): Argentine Manu Ginobili scored seven of his 26 points in overtime while Tim Duncan added 16 with 10 rebounds, and the Spurs (20-14) stormed past the visiting Pelicans. Anthony Davis had 21 points and 12 rebounds, while reserve Ryan Anderson netted 18 with 11 boards for New Orleans (16-16) which failed to hold a five-point advantage in the extra session. - LA Clippers 99, New York Knicks 78 J.J. Redick hit four triples en route to 20 points, DeAndre Jordan had 14 with 12 rebounds, and the Clippers (22-11) sent the downward-spiraling Knicks to their ninth straight loss and 19th in 20 games. Carmelo Anthony netted 19 points for visiting New York (5-29) off to its worst start in franchise history. - Milwaukee Bucks 96, Cleveland Cavaliers 80: Brandon Knight netted 26 points and the Bucks held the Cavs - minus stars LeBron James (left knee soreness) and Kevin Love (back spasms) - to seven third-quarter points en route to the easy road victory. Kyrie Irving had 25 points for Cleveland (18-14) losers of three in a row. In other games: the Boston Celtics bounced the visiting Sacramento Kings 106-84; and the Indiana Pacers stormed past the visiting Miami Heat 106-95. | |||||
lundi 26 janvier 2015
Durant returns with 44 points, Thunder shades Suns in OT thriller
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