National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 104, Denver 89
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, April 8, 2011
Where: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#67 John Goble, #42 Eric Lewis, #22 Bill Spooner
Attendance:
18203
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kevin Durant poured in 28 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder past the visiting Denver Nuggets 104-89 Friday night.
Russell Westbrook added 17 points and Nazr Mohammed had 15 in a reserve role for the Thunder (53-26), who beat Denver for the second time in less than a week. The win allowed Oklahoma City to remain one game behind Dallas in the race for third place in the conference after the Mavericks got past the L.A. Clippers 107-96.
Nene had 18 points to pace the Nuggets (48-31), who saw their lead over New Orleans shrink to two games in the race for fifth place in the conference. The Hornets earned a 109-97 victory over Phoenix on Friday.
Daequan Cook had back-to-back 3-pointers early in the second quarter as Oklahoma City slowly opened up a lead. The advantage grew to as many as 14 points before the half was out, and the Thunder weren't seriously challenged the rest of the way.
Top Game Performances
| Denver |
|
Oklahoma City |
|
Nene 18 |
Scoring |
Kevin Durant 28 |
|
Ty Lawson 6 |
Assists |
Russell Westbrook 8 |
|
Kenyon Martin 13 |
Rebounds |
Nick Collison 8 |
|
Danilo Gallinari 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Durant 8 |
|
Danilo Gallinari 2 |
Steals |
Russell Westbrook 6 |
|
Danilo Gallinari 2 |
Blocks |
Kendrick Perkins 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Denver
|
89 |
40.3 |
5-18 |
22-30 |
15 |
40 |
3 |
6 |
19 |
| Oklahoma City
|
104 |
46.3 |
7-19 |
21-29 |
23 |
46 |
4 |
11 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Denver will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
