National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma City 95, New York 94
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 7, 2013
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #45 Brian Forte, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance: 19033
Thunder 95, Knicks 94: Kevin Durant scored 34 points and visiting Oklahoma City outlasted New York for its third straight victory.

Russell Westbrook added 21 points - 15 in the first quarter - and Kevin Martin scored 16 for the Thunder, who won for the sixth time in seven games.

With star forward and leading scorer Carmelo Anthony (knee) sitting out a second straight game, J.R. Smith paced the Knicks by pouring in a season-high 36 points.

Smith scored 18 points in the second quarter to pull New York within 59-56 at halftime and buried two of his six 3-pointers in the final 35 seconds of the third quarter to put the Knicks ahead 81-75.

Durant scored 12 points in the fourth, including six during a 9-2 run to open the quarter as Oklahoma City took a one-point lead. There were nine lead changes in the quarter before Durant's two free throws with 1:38 left accounted for the final points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Amar'e Stoudemire and Raymond Felton scored 16 points apiece for New York, which lost for the second time in seven games. ... Anthony is listed as day-to-day for New York, which will host Utah on Saturday before heading out for a five-game West Coast road trip. ... Thunder F Serge Ibaka was floored and suffered a bloody tongue when he took an inadvertent elbow under the chin from Stoudemire in the first quarter, but he returned to the game minutes later.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   New York
Kevin Durant 34 Scoring JR Smith 36
Kevin Durant 6 Assists Raymond Felton 3
Serge Ibaka 9 Rebounds Tyson Chandler 10
Kevin Durant 14 Free Throws Made Amar'e Stoudemire 6
Kevin Martin 2 Steals JR Smith 3
Serge Ibaka 5 Blocks Amar'e Stoudemire 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 95 44.3 8-21 25-29 16 42 8 8 16
New York 94 40.7 10-31 14-14 10 38 3 10 14
Upcoming Games
  • New York will play their next game at home against Utah. The Knicks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.