National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 95, New York 94
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 7, 2013
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials:
#25 Tony Brothers, #45 Brian Forte, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
19033
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Thunder 95, Knicks 94: Kevin Durant scored 34 points and visiting Oklahoma City outlasted New York for its third straight victory.
Russell Westbrook added 21 points - 15 in the first quarter - and Kevin Martin scored 16 for the Thunder, who won for the sixth time in seven games.
With star forward and leading scorer Carmelo Anthony (knee) sitting out a second straight game, J.R. Smith paced the Knicks by pouring in a season-high 36 points.
Smith scored 18 points in the second quarter to pull New York within 59-56 at halftime and buried two of his six 3-pointers in the final 35 seconds of the third quarter to put the Knicks ahead 81-75.
Durant scored 12 points in the fourth, including six during a 9-2 run to open the quarter as Oklahoma City took a one-point lead. There were nine lead changes in the quarter before Durant's two free throws with 1:38 left accounted for the final points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Amar'e Stoudemire and Raymond Felton scored 16 points apiece for New York, which lost for the second time in seven games. ... Anthony is listed as day-to-day for New York, which will host Utah on Saturday before heading out for a five-game West Coast road trip. ... Thunder F Serge Ibaka was floored and suffered a bloody tongue when he took an inadvertent elbow under the chin from Stoudemire in the first quarter, but he returned to the game minutes later.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma City |
|
New York |
|
Kevin Durant 34 |
Scoring |
JR Smith 36 |
|
Kevin Durant 6 |
Assists |
Raymond Felton 3 |
|
Serge Ibaka 9 |
Rebounds |
Tyson Chandler 10 |
|
Kevin Durant 14 |
Free Throws Made |
Amar'e Stoudemire 6 |
|
Kevin Martin 2 |
Steals |
JR Smith 3 |
|
Serge Ibaka 5 |
Blocks |
Amar'e Stoudemire 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma City
|
95 |
44.3 |
8-21 |
25-29 |
16 |
42 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
| New York
|
94 |
40.7 |
10-31 |
14-14 |
10 |
38 |
3 |
10 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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New York will play their next game at home against Utah. The Knicks 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 on the road against Charlotte. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.