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December 9, 2012, Sunday
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OKLAHOMA City guard Russell Westbrook gorged himself with 27 points in the first half as the Thunder extended their recent dominant run with a 114-108 win over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.
The victory was the Thunder's seventh in a row, and their 16th win of the season, while the Lakers are struggling at 9-11.
After trailing by a point after the first quarter, the Thunder (16-4) exploded in the second with 41 to open up a 14-point lead at the half, a gap the Lakers could not reel in.
"That was a solid win, we had some very good stretches but then in the second half we had some not so good stretches. We relaxed some on defense in the second half," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.
Elsewhere in the National Basketball Association, it was: 76ers 95, Celtics 94 (in overtime); Nuggets 92, Pacers 89; Hawks 104, Wizards 95; Warriors 109, Nets 102; Bulls 108, Pistons 104; Timberwolves 91, Cavaliers 73; Grizzlies 96, Hornets 89; Spurs 114, Rockets 92; Bucks 108, Bobcats 93; Jazz 131, Raptors 99; and Kings 91, Magic 82.
In Oklahoma, Westbrook had a huge first half, scoring 27 of his 33 points to help the Thunder open up the big gap.
The battle of the scoring big guns went to Thunder forward Kevin Durant with 36 points and nine rebounds, while Lakers guard Kobe Bryant finished with 35 points.
"It wasn't us, Westbrook just went crazy on us and they're a great shooting basketball team that had a hot quarter," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni told reporters.
The teams met in the Western Conference semifinals last season with the Thunder winning in five games before eventually losing to the Miami Heat in the NBA finals.
While the Thunder had the upper hand on Friday, the Lakers will undoubtedly improve with the return of Steve Nash, Steve Blake and Pau Gasol.
Dwight Howard contributed 23 points and 18 rebounds.
The victory was the Thunder's seventh in a row, and their 16th win of the season, while the Lakers are struggling at 9-11.
After trailing by a point after the first quarter, the Thunder (16-4) exploded in the second with 41 to open up a 14-point lead at the half, a gap the Lakers could not reel in.
"That was a solid win, we had some very good stretches but then in the second half we had some not so good stretches. We relaxed some on defense in the second half," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.
Elsewhere in the National Basketball Association, it was: 76ers 95, Celtics 94 (in overtime); Nuggets 92, Pacers 89; Hawks 104, Wizards 95; Warriors 109, Nets 102; Bulls 108, Pistons 104; Timberwolves 91, Cavaliers 73; Grizzlies 96, Hornets 89; Spurs 114, Rockets 92; Bucks 108, Bobcats 93; Jazz 131, Raptors 99; and Kings 91, Magic 82.
In Oklahoma, Westbrook had a huge first half, scoring 27 of his 33 points to help the Thunder open up the big gap.
The battle of the scoring big guns went to Thunder forward Kevin Durant with 36 points and nine rebounds, while Lakers guard Kobe Bryant finished with 35 points.
"It wasn't us, Westbrook just went crazy on us and they're a great shooting basketball team that had a hot quarter," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni told reporters.
The teams met in the Western Conference semifinals last season with the Thunder winning in five games before eventually losing to the Miami Heat in the NBA finals.
While the Thunder had the upper hand on Friday, the Lakers will undoubtedly improve with the return of Steve Nash, Steve Blake and Pau Gasol.
Dwight Howard contributed 23 points and 18 rebounds.
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