National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 102, Sacramento 87
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 17, 2010
Where: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#30 Tony Brown, #17 Joe Crawford, #53 Mark Lindsay
Attendance:
18203
By SportsDirect Inc.
Nick Collison keyed an early fourth-quarter run as the Oklahoma City Thunder won their fifth straight game with a 102-87 triumph over the lowly Sacramento Kings on Friday.
Kevin Durant scored 24 points for his 42nd consecutive 20-plus scoring game at home, and Russell Westbrook added 21 for the Thunder, who have won 14 of 17 - including three straight at home by a combined 56 points.
Westbrook and Durant combined for 37 points in the first three quarters as the Thunder led 72-67.
Collison fueled an opening 11-1 run with five points to push the edge to 83-68 with 8 1/2 minutes remaining. The Kings got within six, but Collison capped an 8-0 burst with a layup to keep Sacramento at bay.
Collison had a season-high 12 points and eight rebounds and Serge Ibaka had 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks as Oklahoma City overcame 3-of-15 shooting from the arc.
Rookie center DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for the Kings, who have lost 12 of 13 and have two wins since starting the season by winning three of their first four games.
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Oklahoma City |
Tyreke Evans 22 |
Scoring |
Kevin Durant 24 |
Tyreke Evans 6 |
Assists |
Russell Westbrook 6 |
DeMarcus Cousins 16 |
Rebounds |
Serge Ibaka 10 |
DeMarcus Cousins 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Durant 9 |
DeMarcus Cousins 1 |
Steals |
Thabo Sefolosha 3 |
Omri Casspi 1 |
Blocks |
Serge Ibaka 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
87 |
42.7 |
2-11 |
15-23 |
15 |
42 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
Oklahoma City
|
102 |
48.1 |
3-15 |
21-32 |
23 |
43 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Houston. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.