National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 116, Charlotte 94
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 8, 2013
Where: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials:
#18 Matt Boland, #24 Mike Callahan, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance:
18870
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Thunder 116, Bobcats 94: Kevin Durant paced a balanced attack with 19 points as Oklahoma City steamrolled host Charlotte for its fourth consecutive victory.
Derek Fisher scored 13 points and Kevin Martin added 11 to lead a second unit that broke the game open with a 19-0 run to open the second quarter as the Thunder won for the seventh time in eight games.
Thabo Sefolosha and Serge Ibaka had 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Oklahoma City, which sent the Bobcats to their ninth consecutive defeat with its fifth straight lopsided victory in the series.
Gerald Henderson scored 13 of his 21 points in the first quarter and Ben Gordon had 19 points for Charlotte, which led 29-28 after the opening 12 minutes en route to its 44th loss in the last 50 games.
The Thunder, with reserves doing all the scoring, ripped off the the decisive run to start the second quarter and built a 21-point lead before the Bobcats scored the final seven points to cut the deficit to 64-50 at halftime. Oklahoma City turned on the jets again and quickly pushed the lead to 26 points midway through the third.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Fisher and Sefolosha each hit all 3-point attempts as Oklahoma City connected on 12 of 24 from behind the arc. ... Charlotte suffered the worst loss in franchise history at Oklahoma City (114-69) on Nov. 26 and has lost the last five meetings by an average of 25.8 points. ... Durant and Russell Westbrook scored only two points apiece in the opening quarter. Westbrook finished with 11.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma City |
|
Charlotte |
Kevin Durant 19 |
Scoring |
Gerald Henderson 21 |
Kevin Durant 7 |
Assists |
Gerald Henderson 5 |
Hasheem Thabeet 8 |
Rebounds |
Jeff Adrien 6 |
Kevin Durant 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Gerald Henderson 6 |
Ronnie Brewer 1 |
Steals |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 1 |
Hasheem Thabeet 3 |
Blocks |
Bismack Biyombo 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma City
|
116 |
56.8 |
12-24 |
12-16 |
28 |
49 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
Charlotte
|
94 |
41.2 |
7-23 |
17-25 |
25 |
37 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
Upcoming Games
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Charlotte will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Hornets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Boston. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.