National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 116, Philadelphia 109
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 24, 2012
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
#55 Bill Kennedy, #50 Olandis Poole, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance:
19611
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Thunder 116, 76ers 109 (OT): Kevin Durant scored seven of his 37 points in overtime and hit one of Oklahoma City’s four 3-pointers in the extra session as the Thunder outlasted host Philadelphia.
Russell Westbrook collected 30 points and nine assists while joining Durant, Kevin Martin and Thabo Sefolosha with 3-pointers in overtime for Oklahoma City, which put up 18 points in the five-minute period to bounce back from Friday's loss in Boston.
Thaddeus Young recorded 29 points and 15 rebounds while Evan Turner scored 26 points for the 76ers, who have dropped back-to-back games.
The Thunder led by as many as 13 points in the third quarter and took an 85-79 lead into the fourth after Durant closed the third with a dunk at the buzzer. Oklahoma City managed only one field goal in the first 5:05 of the fourth as Philadelphia climbed back into the game.
Young’s dunk with 5:01 left knotted it at 94-94, but Westbrook and Durant made back-to-back field goals. Lavoy Allen hit two free throws and blocked a shot before Young tied it up again with 1:36 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Philadelphia’s previous high for points allowed was a 110-88 regulation loss to the New York Knicks on Nov. 5. … Jrue Holiday handed out 13 assists for the 76ers but was held to six points on 3-of-11 shooting. … Durant went 15-of-17 from the free-throw line and Oklahoma City hit 32-of-37 from the stripe as a team.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma City |
|
Philadelphia |
Kevin Durant 37 |
Scoring |
Thaddeus Young 29 |
Russell Westbrook 9 |
Assists |
Jrue Holiday 13 |
Serge Ibaka 9 |
Rebounds |
Thaddeus Young 15 |
Kevin Durant 15 |
Free Throws Made |
Evan Turner 6 |
Kevin Durant 4 |
Steals |
Evan Turner 2 |
Kevin Durant 3 |
Blocks |
Lavoy Allen 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma City
|
116 |
44.3 |
6-21 |
32-37 |
21 |
42 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
Philadelphia
|
109 |
49.5 |
7-20 |
12-17 |
31 |
43 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The 76ers have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .400 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Thunder have a W/L % of .600 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.