National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 110, Utah 87
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#48 Scott Foster, #30 John Goble, #20 Leroy Richardson
Attendance:
18203
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Thunder 110, Jazz 87: Kevin Durant had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Russell Westbrook had 19 points and nine assists as Oklahoma City cruised to an easy win over visiting Utah.
Kevin Martin scored 15 points and the Thunder led by as many as 32 points while winning for the sixth time in seven games. Oklahoma City is one game behind the San Antonio Spurs for the best record in the Western Conference.
Gordon Hayward scored 20 points for the Jazz, who have lost eight of 10 games and stand ninth in the Western Conference playoff race.
The Jazz had an early 12-6 lead before Oklahoma City finished the first quarter with a 23-7 spurt for a 10-point lead. The Thunder ended the second quarter with 13 consecutive points for a 50-28 halftime lead as Utah missed its final 13 shots while going scoreless over the final 7:48 of the quarter.
Oklahoma City’s lead reached 70-38 on two free throws by Durant with 5:47 left in the third quarter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Thunder are 21-1 at home against Western Conference opponents. … Jazz F Paul Millsap scored seven points in his return from a two-game absence due to a knee injury. … Oklahoma City made 29-of-33 free-throw attempts.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Oklahoma City |
|
Gordon Hayward 20 |
Scoring |
Kevin Durant 23 |
|
Earl Watson 6 |
Assists |
Russell Westbrook 9 |
|
Al Jefferson 7 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Durant 10 |
|
Gordon Hayward 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Durant 8 |
|
Paul Millsap 3 |
Steals |
Nick Collison 3 |
|
Derrick Favors 5 |
Blocks |
Kevin Durant 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
87 |
35.0 |
5-15 |
26-33 |
21 |
35 |
6 |
13 |
20 |
| Oklahoma City
|
110 |
53.6 |
7-16 |
29-33 |
20 |
48 |
7 |
9 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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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.
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Utah will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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