Thunder 97, Bulls 85: Kevin Durant racked up 35 points and 12 rebounds and Russell Westbrook added 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as visiting Oklahoma City knocked off Chicago.

Serge Ibaka scored 15 points and Caron Butler added 12 off the bench for the Thunder, who were 13-of-25 from 3-point range. Reggie Jackson chipped in 11 points for Oklahoma City, which moved within 1 1/2 games of San Antonio for the top seed in the Western Conference.

Taj Gibson scored 16 points in a reserve role to lead the Bulls, who slipped a game behind idle Toronto for third place in the Eastern Conference. Carlos Boozer tallied 12 points and 11 rebounds and Mike Dunleavy added 11 points for Chicago.

Ibaka's jumper with just under eight minutes left in the third quarter put the Thunder ahead for good and Oklahoma City stretched the lead to 11. Chicago was within 76-75 with 10 minutes left before missing 11 straight shots while Oklahoma City reeled off a 13-0 run and coasted from there.

Neither team led by more than four until the Thunder scored nine straight to open up a 42-35 advantage with 3:34 left in the first half. Hinrich hit 3-pointers to end the first half and start the second as the Bulls pulled within 47-45 at the break and moved in front early in the third.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma City has won five straight in the series. … Durant's streak of 32 consecutive games with at least 25 points is the longest single-season streak in the NBA since Michael Jordan's 40-game stretch during the 1986-87 season. … Chicago C Joakim Noah flirted with a triple-double, finishing with nine points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.