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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma City 105, Washington 103
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: #9 Derrick Stafford, #68 Marat Kogut, #42 Eric Lewis
Attendance: 20356

Thunder 105, Wizards 103 (OT): Russell Westbrook drove for a layup with 0.8 seconds left in overtime as visiting Oklahoma City rallied from a 14-point deficit to knock off Washington.

Kevin Durant scored 34 points and Westbrook added 32 to go with eight rebounds and eight assists for the Thunder, who have won four straight and nine of their last 13. Steven Adams grabbed a career-high 20 boards and Anthony Morrow scored 10 points off the bench as Oklahoma City moved a season-best two games above .500.

Nene scored a season-high 24 points for the Wizards while John Wall added 18 points, 13 assists and four steals but also missed potential game-winners at the end of regulation and overtime. Paul Pierce collected 14 points and a season-high 12 rebounds and Bradley Beal also scored 14 for Washington.

Durant and Westbrook combined for all 13 points in overtime for the Thunder, with Durant giving them a 103-101 lead with a triple with 35 seconds left and Westbrook taking an inbounds pass from Morrow and slicing through the defense for the game-winner. The Thunder opened up their largest lead of the game at 87-80 with 5:41 remaining, but Pierce's 3-pointer capped a 9-0 run that gave Washington an 89-87 lead and he drained another triple over Durant from straight away before Westbrook answered with a drive to the basket to tie it at 92 with 26.1 seconds left.

Wall hit a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Washington a 31-26 lead after one quarter, and the Wizards allowed only four field goals in the second quarter while claiming a 50-38 halftime lead. Westbrook converted a three-point play with 3:26 left in the third to cap a 20-8 surge as Oklahoma City pulled even at 58 before the Wizards regained the lead and went up 70-66 entering the fourth on Wall's 3-pointer with 30 seconds left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Westbrook and Washington F Drew Gooden were hit with a double technical foul early in the third quarter. The technical was Westbrook's 11th of the season, five away from an automatic suspension. … Durant had missed 13 straight 3-point attempts - the longest streak of his career - before making three straight triples in the second half. … Oklahoma City was 6-of-29 from 3-point range while Washington was 7-of-30.

Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Washington
Kevin Durant 34 Scoring Nene 24
Russell Westbrook 8 Assists John Wall 13
Steven Adams 20 Rebounds Paul Pierce 12
Kevin Durant 10 Free Throws Made Nene 6
Nick Collison 1 Steals John Wall 4
Steven Adams 2 Blocks Marcin Gortat 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 105 39.2 6-29 19-23 21 57 5 5 10
Washington 103 38.0 7-30 20-26 23 58 3 8 12
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Wizards have a W/L % of .690 after a win and .643 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Thunder have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .476 after a loss.