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Oklahoma City downs injury-plagued Magic

Orlando Magic forward Brandon Bass, left, and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jeff Green, right, watch a loose ball in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. AP PHOTO

By JEFF LATZKE Associated Press
Published: 11/9/2009 2:27 AM
Last Modified: 11/9/2009 6:21 AM

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook added 17 points and 10 assists and the Oklahoma City Thunder ran away from the Orlando Magic in the second half Sunday night for a 102-74 victory.

The Magic played for the fourth time this season without Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis, and also added Ryan Anderson to their injured list. They seemed to run out of gas after a strong start.

Oklahoma City raced out of halftime to score the first eight points, and then added a 9-0 spurt shortly thereafter to push its lead to 72-49 on Nick Collison's basket in the lane midway through the third period.

The Thunder removed any doubt with a run of 10 straight points in the fourth quarter.

Dwight Howard led the Magic with 20 points. Mickael Pietrus scored 15 and Jameer Nelson 10.

Nenad Krstic had 14 points and Thabo Sefolosha added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City.

Westbrook, Durant and Sefolosha connected on consecutive 3-pointers as Oklahoma City wiped away a four-point deficit and started to build a lead late in the first half. Sefolosha drilled another 3 and Durant followed it with a steal that led to a right-handed jam, and he stopped to pose for a moment after scoring the Thunder's seventh straight point.

His leaner in the lane put Oklahoma City up 53-42 before Nelson hit a buzzer-beating jumper on Orlando's final possession before halftime.

After taking an early lead on the strength of Howard's inside presence, Orlando

failed to score 20 points in any of the final three quarters and fell well short of its scoring average of 108.7 points — the third-highest mark in the NBA.

Orlando shot just 37 percent and couldn't take advantage of a hefty advantage at the foul line, making just 21 of 34 attempts. The Magic drew 29 fouls against the Thunder while committing just 17.

Oklahoma City shot 57 percent and went 9-for-16 from 3-point range while outrebounding Orlando 45-30.

THUNDER 102, MAGIC 74

Orlando 25 19 13 17 — 74
Oklahoma City 23 30 26 23 — 102

ORLANDO: Barnes 3-7 2-2 8, Bass 3-10 2-2 8, Howard 5-10 10-17 20, Nelson 4-10 1-1 10, Redick 2-11 1-1 5, Pietrus 4-9 5-11 15, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Gortat 4-8 0-0 8, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-68 21-34 74.

OKLAHOMA CITY: Durant 11-17 4-4 28, Green 4-7 0-0 9, Krstic 7-12 0-0 14, Westbrook 5-12 4-4 17, Sefolosha 4-6 2-2 13, Thomas 3-6 2-3 8, Harden 2-5 1-2 5, Ollie 2-2 0-0 4, Livingston 0-1 0-0 0, Collison 1-1 0-0 2, White 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-70 13-15 102.

3-point goals: Orlando 3-16 (Pietrus 2-2, Nelson 1-2, Williams 0-2, Barnes 0-4, Redick 0-6), Oklahoma City 9-16 (Sefolosha 3-3, Westbrook 3-4, Durant 2-6, Green 1-2, Harden 0-1). Fouled out: Green. Rebounds: Orlando 39 (Howard 7), Oklahoma City 49 (Sefolosha 10). Assists: Orlando 14 (Williams 5), Oklahoma City 27 (Westbrook 10). Total fouls: Orlando 17, Oklahoma City 29. Technicals: Orlando defensive three second, Oklahoma City defensive three second. A: 18,203 (18,203). By JEFF LATZKE Associated Press

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