National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 102, New Orleans 91
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
#9 Derrick Stafford, #70 Brent Barnaky, # Eric Dalen
Attendance:
17156
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Thunder 102, Pelicans 91: Russell Westbrook matched his career high of 45 points on 18-of-31 shooting as visiting Oklahoma City beat New Orleans without star Kevin Durant.
Anthony Morrow scored 14 off the bench while Serge Ibaka tallied 13 points, six rebounds and six blocks for the Thunder, who have won two straight. Dion Waiters started in place of Durant (toe) and scored 12 points on 6-of-14 shooting as Oklahoma City snapped a three-game skid against New Orleans.
Anthony Davis collected 23 points and eight rebounds while Ryan Anderson added 19 points off the bench as the Pelicans lost for only the second time in their last eight games. Tyreke Evans struggled to 11 points on 5-of-20 shooting and Quincy Pondexter added 10 points off the bench.
New Orleans led by as many as 11 early in the third quarter before a 9-0 burst helped the Thunder close the gap and eventually regain the lead. The lead changed hands 10 times in the fourth quarter and Anderson's 3-pointer with 5:39 left made it 91-89, but the Pelicans didn't score again as Oklahoma City recorded the final 13 points.
The largest lead by either team in the first half was six, which came when Davis' bucket capped a 6-0 spurt to make it 49-43 with 2:20 left in the half. The Pelicans duplicated the six-point spread at the intermission when Pondexter made a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to make it 57-51.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Westbrook's 19 points in the first quarter marked his most in a quarter in his career. … Westbrook has scored 20 or more points in six straight games against the Pelicans. … The teams will wrap up the home-and-home set Friday in Oklahoma City.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma City |
|
New Orleans |
|
Russell Westbrook 45 |
Scoring |
Anthony Davis 23 |
|
Russell Westbrook 6 |
Assists |
Tyreke Evans 7 |
|
Steven Adams 10 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Davis 9 |
|
Russell Westbrook 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Davis 5 |
|
Dion Waiters 2 |
Steals |
Ryan Anderson 2 |
|
Serge Ibaka 7 |
Blocks |
Alexis Ajinca 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma City
|
102 |
52.9 |
5-15 |
7-11 |
21 |
48 |
11 |
3 |
15 |
| New Orleans
|
91 |
38.1 |
7-25 |
10-13 |
23 |
48 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .773 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Thunder have a W/L % of .542 after a win and .480 after a loss.
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