National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 111, Utah 85
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#75 Eric Dalen, #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance:
18203
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James Harden scored 22 off the bench as the Oklahoma City Thunder coasted to a 111-85 victory over the stumbling Utah Jazz on Tuesday.
Kevin Durant added 21 points and Serge Ibaka collected 16 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks for the Thunder, who have scored at least 101 points in five straight games.
The Jazz were playing the final game of a back-to-back-to-back stretch and looked sluggish from the start, shooting 32.7 percent in the first half to fall into a 53-39 hole.
Russell Westbrook scored 11 of his 16 points before the break and was on the court for just over 23 minutes in the easy win.
Harden took over for Westbrook after the break and buried a pair of 3-pointers to keep the offense humming along before taking his seat on the end of the bench.
Oklahoma City ended up shooting 54.5 percent.
Al Jefferson scored 15 points and Derrick Favors added 13 for Utah, which has dropped seven of nine to fall back to .500 (14-14).
Top Game Performances
Utah |
|
Oklahoma City |
Al Jefferson 15 |
Scoring |
James Harden 22 |
Earl Watson 6 |
Assists |
Reggie Jackson 8 |
Paul Millsap 8 |
Rebounds |
Serge Ibaka 10 |
Derrick Favors 5 |
Free Throws Made |
James Harden 7 |
C.J. Miles 2 |
Steals |
Daequan Cook 2 |
Jeremy Evans 1 |
Blocks |
Serge Ibaka 6 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Utah
|
85 |
35.6 |
3-13 |
18-24 |
17 |
42 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
Oklahoma City
|
111 |
54.5 |
5-14 |
22-34 |
24 |
49 |
13 |
8 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Thunder have a W/L % of .773 after a win and .833 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game at home against Washington. The Jazz have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .538 after a loss.