Durant, Thunder strike down Lakers
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03/26/2010 -
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Durant poured in 26 points and
grabbed eight rebounds, as the Oklahoma City Thunder destroyed the Los Angeles Lakers, 91-75.
Russell Westbrook added 23 points and six assists for the Thunder, who have
won two in a row following a two-game skid. Oklahoma City moved one game
behind the Suns for fifth in the West. Phoenix plays against the Knicks later
on Friday.
Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic each donated 10 points. Krstic also had 10
rebounds for the victors.
Lamar Odom chipped in 15 points and seven rebounds for the West-leading
Lakers, who had a seven-game winning streak snapped. Kobe Bryant was held to
11 points on 4-of-11 shooting in defeat, Los Angeles' first since a 96-94
setback at Orlando on March 7.
The Thunder never looked back after Krstic made a pair of free throws and
Westbrook connected on a jumper to make it 4-0. The lead expanded to 19-7 on
Westbrook's layup near the midway point of the first quarter. Oklahoma City
held a 27-15 margin after 12 minutes.
Ahead 29-19 early in the second, the Thunder ripped off seven straight points
to make it 36-19 on James Harden's pair of free throws with less than nine
minutes to go.
Oklahoma City closed the half out on an 11-4 spurt to take a 53-34 lead into
the locker room.
The Thunder expanded their gap in the third by ending the period on a 10-0
surge. Durant had eight of those points to help make it 80-47 heading to the
fourth, a stanza in which the home team cruised to victory.
Game Notes
The Lakers were in search of their third straight season sweep of the Oklahoma
City franchise and had won 12 consecutive games over the franchise, dating
back to its days in Seattle...Los Angeles won the season series with the
Thunder, 3-1...The Thunder improved to 24-12 at the Ford Center this season,
and will close out a four-game homestand on Sunday against Portland...Los
Angeles' all-time franchise low for points in a game is 70.
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