National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 117, Houston 105
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Where: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#19 James Capers, #52 Pat Fraher, #50 Olandis Poole
Attendance:
12219
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Kevin Durant scored 32 points and the host Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the boards and the free-throw line en route to a 117-105 triumph over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, their fourth straight victory.
Jeff Green scored 21 points and Russell Westbrook added 17 for the Thunder, who outrebounded the Rockets, 41-28, and shot 28-of-29 from the stripe. Oklahoma City entered shooting 85.4 percent, better than the all-time mark of 83.2 percent posted by the 1989-90 Boston Celtics.
Oklahoma City closed the first half on a 14-4 run to take a 62-56 lead and finished the third period on a 12-3 burst behind six points by Green to take an 87-76 advantage into the final period.
James Harden nailed a 3-pointer to open the final session. Harden finished with 16 points off the bench and has reached double figures in six of his last eight games.
Kevin Martin scored 10 of his 22 points in the first 5 ½ minutes for Houston, which fell to 1-2 against Oklahoma City this season and 0-5 in the second of back-to-backs on the road.
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
Oklahoma City |
|
Kevin Martin 22 |
Scoring |
Kevin Durant 32 |
|
Shane Battier 5 |
Assists |
Jeff Green 5 |
|
Jordan Hill 5 |
Rebounds |
Thabo Sefolosha 9 |
|
Kyle Lowry 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeff Green 7 |
|
Shane Battier 3 |
Steals |
Eric Maynor 3 |
|
Luis Scola 2 |
Blocks |
Thabo Sefolosha 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
105 |
46.3 |
9-22 |
20-28 |
22 |
28 |
4 |
13 |
11 |
| Oklahoma City
|
117 |
57.7 |
7-11 |
28-29 |
25 |
41 |
2 |
7 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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