Thunder top Celtics for 11th straight home win
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02/22/2012 -
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Russell Westbrook scored 31 points,
dished out six assists and pulled down five rebounds, as the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the Boston Celtics, 119-104.
Kevin Durant added 28 points, nine boards, six assists and four steals for the
Thunder, who have recorded 11 straight wins at home for the first time since a
12-game streak from February 22-April 2, 1998, when the team was known as the
Seattle SuperSonics.
James Harden and Daequan Cook tallied 17 points apiece for Oklahoma City,
which has won four in a row overall.
The Thunder became the first team to score 100 points against Boston in 30
games.
Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce ended with 23 points apiece for the Celtics, who
head into the All-Star break on a five-game losing streak. Garnett also had 13
rebounds in his return to the lineup after missing two games due to personal
reasons.
Ray Allen donated 21 points and seven assists for Boston, which also went 30
straight games without allowing a 30-point scorer.
Trailing by nine, 23-14, with 4:54 left in the first quarter, the Thunder
ended the frame with an impressive 21-2 run. Cook tallied six points during
the burst, which Harden capped with a three-pointer for a 35-25 lead.
Oklahoma City then scored the first seven points of the second period. Cook's
three-pointer, Royal Ivey's layup and Harden's layup made it 42-25.
The Thunder, whose margin reached 23 in the stanza, had four players in double
figures at the break en route to a 72-49 lead.
The Celtics started to make things interesting in the third quarter by
outscoring the home team, 31-22, to make it a 94-80 contest heading to the
fourth.
Trailing 106-91 with 6:11 to play, Boston went on an 11-2 run to make it a
six-point contest. Allen tallied seven points during the burst, which Pierce
capped with a free throw to make it 108-102 with 3:31 left.
But the Thunder ended the game on an 11-2 spurt to claim victory.
Game Notes
The Thunder took both games from Boston this season and beat the Celtics in
Oklahoma City for the first time (1-3)...Boston turned the ball over 18 times,
leading to 24 Oklahoma City points...The Thunder were without forward Nick
Collison (bruised left quadriceps)...Boston guard Rajon Rondo served the
second of a two-game suspension. He was added to the 2012 East All-Star team
for this weekend's game in Orlando...The Celtics were without Jermaine O'Neal
(sprained wrist), Chris Wilcox (strained abductor) and Brandon Bass (sore
knee)...Durant has been added to the 3-point contest for this weekend's All-
Star Game festivities in Orlando. Durant will take the spot of Atlanta Hawks
guard Joe Johnson, who will miss All-Star weekend because of tendinitis in his
left knee.
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