OKLAHOMA CITY —Kevin Durant scored a career-best 51 points for the top performance in the NBA this season, Russell Westbrook added 40 and Serge Ibaka had his first career triple-double as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 124-118 in overtime Sunday night.
Durant hit a 3-pointer and drove for a dunk to tie the game with 4.4 seconds left in regulation, then used the extra period to chalk up the first 50-point game of the two-time scoring champion’s career.
Ibaka added 14 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks to become the 14th player in franchise history with a triple-double.
KNICKS 104, MAVERICKS 97
NEW YORK —Jeremy Lin had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists, Steve Novak made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and New York ended Dallas’ six-game winning streak.
J.R. Smith scored 15 points in his Knicks debut and Novak had all of his 14 in the final period as New York won for the eighth time in nine games.
HEAT 90, MAGIC 78
MIAMI —Dwyane Wade scored 27 points, LeBron James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the NBA-leading Miami Heat beat Orlando for their sixth consecutive victory.
With former President Bill Clinton sitting courtside next to Heat managing general partner Micky Arison, Udonis Haslem scored 10 for the Heat, who improved to 25-7, a half-game better than Chicago for the best record in the NBA and Eastern Conference. The 12-point final margin was Miami’s smallest during its current winning streak.
TIMBERWOLVES 92, 76ERS 91
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
PHOENIX —Jared Dudley scored a season-high 25 points, Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 15 rebounds and Phoenix held on to beat Los Angeles, ending a four-game losing streak.
The Lakers, who had won three straight, trailed by 23 at halftime and 27 in the third quarter before cutting it to 10 in the fourth. The loss matched their most one-sided defeat this season.
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 21
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Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 16
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Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 14
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Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 15
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Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 14
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Philadelphia—The Philadelphia 76ers kept their season alive with an 82-75 victory over the Boston Celtics to force a seventh game in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Jrue Holiday finished with a team-high 20 points and six assists while Elton Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers who... Read more
