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night.OKLAHOMA CITY -- The showdown between the NBAs top two scorers
turned out to be a mismatch.
Oklahoma Citys Kevin Durant outscored New Yorks Carmelo Anthony 41-15,
and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 112-100 on
Sunday.
Durant, the leagues leading scorer, also had 10 rebounds and nine
assists. Anthony, the leagues No. 2 scorer, had 15 points on 5-for-19
shooting for the Knicks.
Thunder coach Scott Brooks took Durant out of the game with 1:24
remaining, leaving Durant short of a rare 40-point triple-double by a
single assist.
"I got on Serge (Ibaka)," Durant said, laughing. "He missed a dunk and
he passed up a shot."
Durant also was largely responsible for guarding Anthony.
"He missed some shots that he normally makes," Durant said. "I just
tried to play as strong as I can, contest some shots and not get
discouraged when he hits them because he makes tough shots and hes a guy
that can get hot. I just try to rely on my teammates, and they did a
great job of helping me out, building a wall behind me, and I just tried
to play as hard as I can."
Reggie Jackson had 19 points and six assists and Ibaka had 16 points and
nine rebounds for the Thunder, who were coming off a 103-102 loss to
struggling Orlando on Friday night.
Raymond Felton and Amare Stoudemire each scored 16 points for the
Knicks, who have lost four of five.
The Thunder made 12 3-pointers and shot 55 per cent overall.
Oklahoma City led 58-53 at halftime as Durant outscored Anthony 19-7. Dak Prescott Jersey.
The Thunder asserted themselves in the third quarter. Jackson drained a
3-pointer to put the Thunder up 76-64 midway through the period. Durants
3-pointer gave the Thunder an 81-69 edge, and the Knicks called a
timeout.
New York cut Oklahoma Citys lead to 86-80 early in the fourth quarter on
a dunk by Jeremy Tyler, but Oklahoma City pulled away. A 3-pointer by
Durant pushed Oklahoma Citys lead to 95-86.
"You can double him but hes a willing passer now and hes finding people
all over the place. He was good tonight, real good," Knicks coach Mike
Woodson said.
Oklahoma City led 97-88 with 5:34 remaining when Ibaka was issued a
technical foul. Anthony made the free throw, but the Knicks didnt get
anything out of the possession. The Thunder took control from there as a
long jumper by Ibaka put Oklahoma City ahead 105-90.
Durant scored his 40th point on a free throw with 1:41 remaining.
NOTES: Knicks guard Metta World Peace, who as Ron Artest attacked a fan
in the stands in 2004 while playing for Indiana, said Oklahoma State
guard Marcus Smart can learn from his incident with a fan on Saturday
night. Smart shoved Texas Tech superfan Jeff Orr late in the game. "I
think that emotion and that fire could be directed towards winning on
the court instead of directed other ways," World Peace said. ... The
Thunder shot 60 per cent in the first half. ... Anthony played the late
minutes of the game with five fouls.
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