Thunder strikes Nuggets in OT
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 11 months AGO
Kevin Durant scored a career-best 51 points for the top performance in the NBA this season, Russell Westbrook added 40 and the host Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 124-118 in overtime Sunday night.
Knicks 104, Mavericks 97: Jeremy Lin had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists, Steve Novak made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and host New York ended Dallas' six-game winning streak.
Heat 90, Magic 78: Dwyane Wade scored 27 points, LeBron James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and host Miami beat Orlando.
Timberwolves 92, 76ers 91: At Minneapolis, Kevin Love scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of free throws with 0.1 seconds left, to lead Minnesota over Philadelphia.
Suns 102, Lakers 90: Jared Dudley scored a season-high 25 points, Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 15 rebounds and host Phoenix held on to beat Los Angeles.
Pistons 96, Celtics 81: At Auburn Hills, Mich., former Eastern Washington standout Rodney Stuckey scored 16 points to lead surging Detroit over Boston.
Pacers 108, Bobcats 73: At Indianapolis, Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead Indiana over Charlotte.
Cavaliers 93, Kings 92: Kyrie Irving's two free throws with 0.4 seconds helped host Cleveland beat Sacramento.
Rockets 101, Jazz 85: Kyle Lowry scored 32 points, Luis Scola had 26 and host Houston fought off a late run by Utah.
Bucks 92, Nets 85: At Newark, N.J., Ersan Ilyasova had career highs of 29 points and 25 rebounds to lead Milwaukee past New Jersey.