National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma City 117, Brooklyn 111
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials: #30 John Goble, #14 Ed Malloy, #66 Haywoode Workman
Attendance: 17732

Thunder 117, Nets 111: Kevin Durant scored 32 points and visiting Oklahoma City outlasted Brooklyn to extend its winning streak to six games.

Russell Westbrook added 25 points and nine assists as the Thunder (15-4) shot a blistering 60.6 percent (40-of-66) to halt the Nets' streak of six straight home victories.

Point guard Deron Williams snapped out of a shooting slump with a season-high 33 points and Andray Blatche added 19 and 11 rebounds for Brooklyn (11-6), which trailed by 16 points in the third quarter before staging a comeback.

Gerald Wallace hit four 3-pointers in a three-minute span late in the third as the Nets pulled within 90-86 entering the final 12 minutes. Brooklyn cut the deficit to 104-102 on a three-point play by Kris Humphries (12 points, 12 boards) with 4:11 left but could get no closer.

Oklahoma City was clinging to a four-point lead when Thabo Sefolosha corralled a rebound and drove in for a basket to push the lead to 112-106 with 36.6 seconds left. It was only the second offensive rebound of the game for the Thunder.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma City, which leads the league in free-throw percentage at 83.4, finished 30-of-34 from the line. ... Williams hit five 3-pointers and Wallace had four as Brooklyn shot 14-for-34 from behind the arc. ... Nets C and leading scorer Brook Lopez (sprained foot) sat out his third consecutive game. F Reggie Evans also missed the game due to the flu.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Brooklyn
Kevin Durant 32 Scoring Deron Williams 33
Russell Westbrook 9 Assists Deron Williams 7
Kendrick Perkins 7 Rebounds Kris Humphries 12
Kevin Durant 12 Free Throws Made Deron Williams 8
Russell Westbrook 3 Steals Andray Blatche 3
Serge Ibaka 3 Blocks Deron Williams 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 117 60.6 7-14 30-34 22 33 7 5 14
Brooklyn 111 42.9 14-34 19-23 22 40 1 7 12
Upcoming Games
  • Brooklyn will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.