National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 100, San Antonio 88
When: 9:30 PM ET, Thursday, April 4, 2013
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#30 John Goble, #9 Derrick Stafford, #66 Haywoode Workman
Attendance:
18203
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Thunder 100, Spurs 88: Russell Westbrook scored 27 points and Kevin Durant added 25 as host Oklahoma City defeated San Antonio to pull within a half-game of the Spurs in the battle for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
Derek Fisher made a season-high five 3-pointers and scored 17 points and Serge Ibaka had 11 points and 11 rebounds as the Thunder split the four meetings with the Spurs this season. Oklahoma City will earn the top seed if the teams are tied at the end of the regular season due to having a better record against Western Conference opponents.
Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 14 rebounds and Tim Duncan added 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who have lost three of their last four games.
Oklahoma City led by six entering the fourth quarter and stretched the lead to 85-71 on a 3-pointer by Reggie Jackson with 9:07 to play. The Spurs rallied to within 89-86 on Nando de Colo’s basket with 4:41 remaining before Westbrook hit two free throws and Durant drained a 3-pointer to start a game-ending 11-2 run.
The Thunder used a 13-0 spurt to take a 34-18 lead 14 minutes into the contest and the lead reached 20 on Durant’s layup with 7:58 left in the first half. San Antonio cut its deficit to 52-44 at the break but Oklahoma City began the second half with a 17-6 spurt to push the lead to 19 with 7:28 left in the third quarter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma City blocked 13 shots with Durant, Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins each blocking three. … Spurs C DeJuan Blair (stomach virus) missed his second straight game and G/F Stephen Jackson (ankle) also sat out. … The Thunder were 12-of-24 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
San Antonio |
|
Oklahoma City |
Tim Duncan 24 |
Scoring |
Russell Westbrook 27 |
Kawhi Leonard 6 |
Assists |
Russell Westbrook 7 |
Kawhi Leonard 14 |
Rebounds |
Serge Ibaka 11 |
Tim Duncan 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Russell Westbrook 7 |
Nando de Colo 2 |
Steals |
Russell Westbrook 3 |
Tim Duncan 3 |
Blocks |
Kevin Durant 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Antonio
|
88 |
39.8 |
8-21 |
14-17 |
21 |
44 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
Oklahoma City
|
100 |
46.3 |
12-24 |
12-13 |
21 |
47 |
13 |
7 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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San Antonio will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Spurs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.