National Basketball Association
Atlanta 97, Oklahoma City 90
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 3, 2012
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
#6 Tony Brown, #71 Rodney Mott, #60 James Williams
Attendance:
18087
By SportsDirect Inc.
HAWKS 97, THUNDER 90: Josh Smith had his second straight double-double with 30 points and 12 rebounds as host Atlanta snapped Oklahoma City's seven-game winning streak.
Smith scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, including the final eight to help the Hawks halt a four-game skid against the Thunder.
Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Russell Westbrook added 25 for Oklahoma City, which was denied in its bid to join Chicago as the only teams with 30 wins.
Jeff Teague scored 16 points as Atlanta put four players in double figures one night after its bench accounted for 32 of 34 fourth-quarter points in a comeback win over Milwaukee.
The Hawks led throughout, but the Thunder used an 11-2 run to go ahead 71-70 - their first lead since 2-0 - before Vladimir Radmanovic and Jannero Pargo buried 3-pointers to give the Hawks a 76-75 edge entering the fourth.
Atlanta used an 8-0 spurt to break away from a 79-79 tie, but Durant's 3-pointer pulled the Thunder within 89-88 with 2:18 remaining.
Smith answered with a 3-pointer 18 seconds later and scored five points in the final 96 seconds to put the game away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Westbrook, who sprained his left ankle in Thursday's game and was listed as day-to-day, has appeared in all 283 games in 3 1/2 seasons. ... Hawks leading scorer Joe Johnson missed his second straight game with a sore knee. Backup Willie Green (back) also sat out his second straight.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma City |
|
Atlanta |
Kevin Durant 35 |
Scoring |
Josh Smith 30 |
Russell Westbrook 4 |
Assists |
Jerry Stackhouse 5 |
Kevin Durant 8 |
Rebounds |
Zaza Pachulia 14 |
Kevin Durant 14 |
Free Throws Made |
Josh Smith 9 |
Kevin Durant 3 |
Steals |
Jeff Teague 3 |
Cole Aldrich 3 |
Blocks |
Josh Smith 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma City
|
90 |
41.1 |
6-23 |
24-29 |
11 |
40 |
10 |
7 |
21 |
Atlanta
|
97 |
43.5 |
8-17 |
15-22 |
21 |
41 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Hawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.