Sunday, January 5, 2014

Durant scores game-winner as Thunder beat T-Wolves


Thunder 115, Timberwolves 111

Oklahoma City small forward Kevin Durant scored 23 of his season-high 48 points in the fourth quarter as the Thunder rallied for a come-from-behind 115-111 victory at Minnesota.

Durant's 18-footer with four seconds to play gave the Thunder a 113-111 lead.

Minnesota had a chance to win the game when power forward Kevin Love was fouled on a three-point attempt with 2.2 seconds to play.

Love missed the first two free throws and turned the ball over when his missed shot did not hit the rim.

Center Nikola Pekovic led the Timberwolves with 31 points and 11 rebounds. Love scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to record his 29th double-double in 32 games.

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Nets 89, Cavaliers 82

The Brooklyn Nets suffered another third-quarter letdown but survived to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 89-82.

Guard Deron Williams had 21 points and six assists, guard Paul Pierce had 17 points and five assists and forward Andray Blatche came off the bench to score 12 points for the Nets.

Guard Dion Waiters scored a game-high 26 points, guard C.J. Miles had 19 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com