National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma City 106, Houston 98
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #66 Haywoode Workman, #16 David Guthrie
Attendance: 18203

Thunder 106, Rockets 98: Kevin Durant scored 42 points for his 11 40th-point outing of the season as host Oklahoma City defeated Houston for the third straight time this season.

Russell Westbrook added 24 points, seven assists and four steals as the Thunder bounced back from Sunday’s loss to the lowly Los Angeles Lakers. Serge Ibaka grabbed 16 rebounds to go with 12 points and four blocked shots

James Harden had 28 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Rockets, who had a five-game winning streak halted. Chandler Parsons scored 19 points and Francisco Garcia added 11 off the bench.

Houston trailed by 13 points midway through the fourth quarter but moved within 97-92 after Harden drained a straight-away 3-pointer with 2:25 remaining. Westbrook hit three free throws with 1:31 left to push the Thunder lead to eight and the Rockets were never again closer than six.

Durant scored 17 points and Westbrook added 15 in a first half that ended with the Thunder holding a 56-41 lead at the break. Oklahoma City led by 16 after two free throws by Durant with 4:31 left in the third before Houston cut its deficit to 77-67 entering the final stanza.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Harden was 9-of-21 from the field after going 8-of-25 in this season’s first two meetings with the Thunder. … Durant was 5-of-8 from 3-point range as Oklahoma City went 11-of-29 overall. … Houston possessed a 42-26 edge in point in the paint.
Top Game Performances
 
Houston   Oklahoma City
James Harden 28 Scoring Kevin Durant 42
James Harden 9 Assists Russell Westbrook 7
Dwight Howard 10 Rebounds Serge Ibaka 16
James Harden 7 Free Throws Made Kevin Durant 13
Patrick Beverley 2 Steals Russell Westbrook 4
Terrence Jones 2 Blocks Serge Ibaka 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston 98 41.8 9-25 23-34 18 45 5 7 14
Oklahoma City 106 42.5 11-29 27-34 18 49 7 5 14
Upcoming Games
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.