Thunder 104, Kings 95: Kevin Durant had 29 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as host Oklahoma City clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
Russell Westbrook scored 21 points before he was ejected late in the game and Serge Ibaka added 14 and seven rebounds as the Thunder extended their winning streak to four and improved to 12-1 in the last 13 meetings with Sacramento.
Isaiah Thomas had 16 points, Travis Outlaw scored 15 and Cole Aldrich contributed 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Kings, who lost their sixth straight against Oklahoma City.
Durant scored 14 points in the second quarter as the Thunder moved ahead by 14 points and went into the break with a 54-43 edge. A 10-0 spurt late in the third pushed Oklahoma City's lead to 24 before Thomas ignited a 16-6 run that made it 83-67 entering the fourth.
The Kings whittled the deficit to 10 before rookie Jeremy Lamb hit his third straight shot and Durant followed with a basket to restore the lead back to 14 with 3:05 to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kings G Tyreke Evans suffered a left quadriceps strain late in the first quarter and did not return. He had eight points on 4-of-5 shooting when he was hurt. ... Thunder C Kendrick Perkins (hamstring) and reserve guards Kevin Martin (back spasms) and Derek Fisher (foot) sat out the game. ... Kings C DeMarcus Cousins had his 16th technical foul - picked up in Sunday's game vs. Houston - rescinded by the league Monday, allowing him to escape an automatic one-game suspension.
Sacramento | Oklahoma City | |
Isaiah Thomas 16 | Scoring | Kevin Durant 29 |
Travis Outlaw 3 | Assists | Kevin Durant 8 |
Cole Aldrich 13 | Rebounds | Ronnie Brewer 13 |
DeMarcus Cousins 3 | Free Throws Made | Kevin Durant 6 |
Jimmer Fredette 2 | Steals | Daniel Orton 3 |
N/A | Blocks | Kevin Durant 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Sacramento | 95 | 43.7 | 7-27 | 12-21 | 19 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Oklahoma City | 104 | 45.7 | 5-23 | 15-20 | 23 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 11 |