Thunder 115, Nuggets 113: Kevin Durant poured in 38 points and Russell Westbrook added 30 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists as host Oklahoma City rallied past Denver.
Durant hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:25 left and Westbrook drove for a key bucket with 22 seconds remaining as the Thunder held on for their second straight win. Reggie Jackson scored 14 off the bench for Oklahoma City, including a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left to help seal it.
Ty Lawson scored 29 to go with eight assists and J.J. Hickson added 18 points and 19 rebounds for the Nuggets, who were 25-of-43 from the foul line. Hickson launched an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer but it was off the mark.
The Nuggets shot 59 percent in the first quarter and finished the period with a flourish, as Jordan Hamilton converted a three-point play and Darrell Arthur nailed a jumper for a 39-28 lead. Denver cooled a bit in the second quarter and Oklahoma City stayed in it with torrid outside shooting, going 8-for-11 from 3-point range in the first half to get within 63-60 at the break.
Denver bumped it back out to 14 in the third and took a 92-83 lead into the final stanza but couldn't put away the Thunder, who reeled off a 12-2 run to close the gap to two midway through the period. Durant scored 13 and Westbrook added 11 in the fourth as Oklahoma City stormed back.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Nuggets have topped 100 points in seven straight games, but have gone just 4-3 over that span. … Oklahoma City improved to 4-0 at home this season. … The Thunder held a 53-45 edge on the boards in a matchup of two of the league's top four rebounding teams.
Denver | Oklahoma City | |
Ty Lawson 29 | Scoring | Kevin Durant 38 |
Ty Lawson 8 | Assists | Russell Westbrook 7 |
J.J. Hickson 19 | Rebounds | Russell Westbrook 12 |
Ty Lawson 10 | Free Throws Made | Kevin Durant 13 |
Wilson Chandler 2 | Steals | Jeremy Lamb 2 |
Wilson Chandler 2 | Blocks | Serge Ibaka 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Denver | 113 | 48.2 | 8-23 | 25-43 | 24 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Oklahoma City | 115 | 40.9 | 13-27 | 26-32 | 24 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 12 |