SB Nation Philly - Kevin Durant Leads Oklahoma City Over Sixers In Overtime https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48987/philly-fave.png2011-03-09T22:34:36-05:00http://philly.sbnation.com/rss/stream/18052892011-03-09T22:34:36-05:002011-03-09T22:34:36-05:00Kevin Durant Leads Oklahoma City Over Sixers In Overtime
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<p>Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/24285/kevin-durant">Kevin Durant</a>, the NBA's leading scorer, led Oklahoma City's comeback with 34 points and 16 rebounds, as the Northwest Division-leading <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/teams/oklahoma-city-thunder">Thunder</a> rallied past the Sixers, 110-105, in overtime at Wells Fargo Center.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/35063/russell-westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> added 27 points and 12 assists for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Thunder</a>, who have won four of five. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21596/nick-collison">Nick Collison</a> tallied 13 points and 10 boards off the bench.</p>
<p>Lou Williams and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/71917/jrue-holiday">Jrue Holiday</a> each finished with 22 points for the Sixers, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/71940/jodie-meeks">Jodie Meeks</a> donated 17 points and seven rebounds.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21587/andre-iguodala">Andre Iguodala</a> chipped in with 14 points, eight assists and six boards for Philadelphia, which has lost five in a row against Oklahoma City.</p>
<p>Durant brought the Thunder within three, 101-98, on a running jumper with 36.9 seconds left in regulation. Durant then blocked Iguodala's jumper before tying the game with a three-pointer.</p>
<p>The Sixers had 6.9 ticks remaining to win the game, but Iguodala was called for a charge. The Thunder put the ball into Durant's hands again, but his three-pointer was off the mark.</p>
<p>Holding a 106-105 lead with under 1 1/2 minutes to play in overtime, Durant drained an 18-footer to put the Thunder in front by three.</p>
<p>The Sixers got the ball back following Iguodala's missed three-pointer and Westbrook's turnover. But Meeks missed a three and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21756/elton-brand">Elton Brand</a> was called for an offensive foul.</p>
<p>Westbrook then made a jumper from the foul line with 22.9 seconds left to seal the victory.</p>
<p>The Sixers started the game on a 15-4 run, but the Thunder scored 11 of the next 13 points to cut the gap to two, 17-15. Philadelphia held a 34-28 edge after 12 minutes.</p>
<p>Oklahoma City started the second period on a 13-6 flurry to go in front. <span>Daequan Cook</span>'s jumper gave the visitors a 41-40 lead with 7 1/2 minutes to go. It was a 55-55 game at the half.</p>
<p>Trailing by six, 78-72, with under 3 1/2 minutes to go in the third, the Thunder closed out the frame on a 10-2 run. Durant's four-point play gave Oklahoma City an 82-80 edge heading to the fourth.</p>
<p>With the score tied at 92-92 with 4:19 to play in regulation, Williams scored all of Philadelphia's points during a 9-4 flurry. Williams' trey with 2:19 left gave the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/teams/philadelphia-76ers">76ers</a> a 101-96 margin.</p>
<p>But Philly failed to score in the final minutes of the fourth.</p>
<p>Holiday also dished out eight assists for the Sixers, who went 10-of-24 from three-point range...Iguodala went 5-of-12 from the field for Philadelphia, which got 13 points and 15 rebounds from Brand...The Thunder shot 50 percent from the floor...Durant went 13-of-26 from the field.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/2011/3/9/2331232/kevin-durant-leads-oklahoma-city-over-sixers-in-overtimeJason Brewer