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By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Dec 13 2009 11:12PM

Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant put on quite a show the three times they faced each other last season.

Anthony and the Denver Nuggets open their season series with Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder when two of the NBA's leading scorers meet Monday night at the Pepsi Center.

Denver (17-7) swept the four-game season series from Oklahoma City (12-10) in 2008-09, with Durant missing one contest with an ankle injury. When they were both on the court, each player topped 30 points every time in high-scoring shootouts.

Durant averaged 31.7 points in the three meetings and Anthony 31.3. But it was Anthony who upstaged Durant with game-winning shots late in two wins on the road - 122-120 on Jan. 2 and 114-113 on Feb. 4.

Each scored 31 in the last matchup in Denver as the Nuggets won 122-112 on April 8.

Judging by how the superstars have played this season, Monday's matchup should be another entertaining affair. Anthony leads the NBA in scoring with 30.3 points per game with Durant not far behind in third at 28.3.

Anthony and the Nuggets gained some confidence after avoiding a third straight loss Saturday with a 105-99 victory over Phoenix in the opener of a three-game homestand. Denver trailed by 17 points midway through the third quarter.

"I think it was a character win for us," said Anthony, who scored 32 points. "For us to be down 17 here on our homecourt and to come back against one of the elite teams in the Western Conference is a confidence booster."

The Nuggets got a huge effort from Chauncey Billups. The point guard was outplayed in the first half by Steve Nash, picking up three fouls before scoring 17 of his 24 points after the break.

"I have confidence in myself, man," Billups said. "I'm not going to go out and just shoot and shoot and shoot and just do something crazy until I'm 1-for-25. I was having my way, to be honest with you, getting to the rack. But three fouls took my aggressiveness and some of my minutes, as well."

The Nuggets had lost back-to-back games without Kenyon Martin, who was out with a dislocated left pinkie. He returned to the lineup and had 12 points and nine rebounds against the Suns.

"I'll tell you what, he does not get enough credit around here, man," Billups said. "Just defensively, and him being the quarterback and him being the emotional leader and him being vocal and the toughness he brings. He's up there being one of the MVPs of this team, man."

Oklahoma City is trying for its second three-game road win streak of the season. The Thunder are also seeking to bounce back after a 102-89 home loss to Cleveland on Sunday.

Containing Anthony could be a challenge after Oklahoma City struggled against LeBron James, who scored a season-high 44 points.

"It's tough to guard a guy who's that quick, that strong, that's making shots that deep," forward Jeff Green said. "He's one of the top players in the NBA. He turned it on when his team needed it the most."

Durant scored 29 points and Green added a season-high 26 against the Cavaliers.

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Nuggets sloppy, but still have enough to top Thunder

By Michael Kelly, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday December 15, 2009 1:35AM

DENVER (NBA.com exclusive) -- Wins are pretty no matter how they come, but chances are the Nuggets won't use Monday's game in their season-highlight DVD.

Denver beat the Thunder, 102-93, its fifth straight win against Oklahoma City, but it didn't come with many style points. Sure, Carmelo Anthony, the NBA's leading scorer, eclipsed 30 for the 16th time this season, but he was hit with his eighth technical foul of the year.

Chauncey Billups, the sure-handed point guard, had four turnovers, and the Nuggets had trouble shedding the pesky Thunder.

"It wasn't pretty, but it was a pretty solid win for me," Nuggets coach George Karl said.

It was also the first win for Denver since Karl decided to make game-day shootarounds optional for everyone. Citing sleep studies that claim morning activity "drains the battery," Karl is eliminating the practice/walkthrough in the month of December.

Anthony, for one, likes the idea but knows the Nuggets need to win in order to keep the privilege.

"I think he's trying to dabble with a couple of things and see if it works out for us," said Anthony, who led the Nuggets with 31 points. "If we don't do what we've got to do, if we don't get our rest, he'll take it from us."

In the first half, the experiment seemed to work. While not a crisp performance, Denver led by 55-40 at the break and held the Thunder to 36.4 percent shooting.

But the second half was a different story. Kevin Durant scored 12 of his game-high 32 points in the third quarter when Oklahoma City stayed within striking distance despite Denver's attempts to pull away.

So were the Nuggets too rested?

"I thought the shootaround procedure today was pretty good, and then the energy in the first half was pretty good, and I thought we slept through the second half," Karl said. "Were we tired in the second half or were we bored?"

Mostly sloppy. Denver had 12 turnovers in the second half and let the Thunder get within eight in the final minute. But Billups hit four free throws in the final 33.5 seconds to seal the win.

"Sometimes there were opportunities for us to break it open and we couldn't, but defensively we stayed focused," Billups said.

Monday's defensive effort was the reason Denver improved to 18-7, the best start in franchise history. The Nuggets, who are 11-1 at home, never let the Thunder get into a rhythm on offense, and although Durant got his points, he shot 9-for-20.

"It's all about making shots," Durant said. "We had opportunities. Give them credit, they contested some shots and blocked some shots."

Chris Andersen had three of those blocks, and the Thunder didn't seem to have an answer for him. The 6-foot-11 Andersen recorded his first double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and he picked up the slack when Nene fouled out.

"We didn't do a good job of keeping Chris Andersen's energy out of the game," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said.

Andersen's minutes have increased with Kenyon Martin out the past two games with a dislocated left pinkie, and he's made the most of them. Karl agreed with Brooks that Andersen's play made a difference Monday.

"He's getting a little more of a knack of getting the offensive rebound and getting the foul," he said.

Andersen, who has been bothered by a sore knee, had eight offensive rebounds, was 9-for-10 from the foul line and took some of the attention away from the Anthony-Durant matchup.

"I'm not trying to steal the show," he said. "I just do what I do. My tendonitis is starting to go away. My leg's getting stronger."

The Nuggets hope the absence of shootarounds will help them be stronger in the second half of the season. But Karl, an admitted gym rat, doesn't understand why players are averse to the game-day ritual.

"Shootarounds are fun. Shootarounds are where you giggle and laugh," he said. "Why you don't want to come to shootarounds is beyond me, unless you sleep until 12, which I can't do. I'd rather be with the boys."

• Thunder: Mullens, Ollie, Weaver
• Nuggets: Balkman

• Thunder: --
• Nuggets: Smith

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #58 Zach Zarba, #78 Scott Twardoski
• Attendance: 16022
• Duration: 2:26

Oklahoma City Thunder (19-16)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hilario vs Green (Billups gains possession)
	11:50	Martin Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Durant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:33
	11:33	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:20	Martin Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:19
Green Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	11:13
	10:51	Hilario Running Hook Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:51
Westbrook Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	10:45
	10:43	Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:32	Billups Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	10:30	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:30	Martin Putback Dunk Shot: Missed
	10:29	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:25 [DEN 3-0]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hilario (1 AST)
Durant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)	10:12 [OKC 2-3]
	09:54	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:53
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	09:42
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:42
Krstic Jump Hook Shot: Missed	09:37
	09:36	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:19	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:18	Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	09:14	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:13
Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)	09:09 [OKC 4-3]
	08:53	Hilario Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:52
Durant Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)	08:43
Green Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:30
	08:30 [DEN 4-4]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	08:30 [DEN 5-4]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Green Running Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:19 [OKC 6-5]
	08:19	Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	08:19 [OKC 7-5]
	08:04	Hilario Running Hook Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:03
Durant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	07:55
	07:54	Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:50	Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:47
Green Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)	07:42 [OKC 9-5]
	07:22 [DEN 7-9]	Anthony Running Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	07:09	Hilario Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Krstic Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:50	Billups Jump Shot: Missed Block: Sefolosha (1 BLK)
	06:49	Team Rebound
	06:45	Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (1 BLK)
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:43
Krstic Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	06:31
	06:18	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:17
Sefolosha Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)	06:07 [OKC 11-7]
	05:55 [DEN 9-11]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:41	Team Rebound
	05:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:21 [DEN 12-11]	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)
Krstic Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hilario (1 BLK)	05:05
	05:03	Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Durant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:59
	04:59 [DEN 13-11]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison	04:59
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden	04:59
	04:59 [DEN 14-11]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Collison Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)	04:39 [OKC 13-14]
Collison Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:23
	04:23	Hilario Substitution replaced by Andersen
	04:11 [DEN 16-13]	Anthony Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	03:53
	03:48	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:44 [DEN 18-13]	Andersen Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Billups (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:37
	03:37	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Andersen (1 ST)	03:32
	03:17	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)
Collison Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)	02:59 [OKC 15-18]
	02:38 [DEN 20-15]	Martin Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Anthony (2 AST)
Collison Jump Hook Shot: Missed	02:25
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:24
Collison Driving Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:17 [OKC 17-20]
	02:03	Martin Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	02:03	Martin Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Green Substitution replaced by Livingston	02:03
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Ibaka	02:03
Durant Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)	01:46 [OKC 19-20]
Livingston Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:34
	01:34 [DEN 21-19]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:34 [DEN 22-19]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Livingston (1 AST)	01:23 [OKC 21-22]
	01:11	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)
	01:10	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:09	Andersen Layup Shot: Missed
	01:07	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:07 [DEN 24-21]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Livingston Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Andersen (2 ST)	00:56.8
	00:44.9	Smith Running Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:43.8
	00:40.8	Billups Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	00:40.8	Billups Substitution replaced by Lawson
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:40.8 [OKC 22-24]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:40.8 [OKC 23-24]
Harden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:27.3
	00:27.3	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:27.3	Team Rebound
	00:27.3 [DEN 25-23]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Durant Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:03.3
Team Rebound	00:03.3
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:03.3
	00:03.3	Andersen Substitution replaced by Afflalo
	00:01.8	Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Livingston (1 ST)
Collison 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (19-16)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Harden Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:46
	11:24	Lawson Jump Shot: Missed
	11:23	Martin Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	11:16 [DEN 27-23]	Smith Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:07	Martin Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:57	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:57
	10:48	Martin Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	10:48	Martin Substitution replaced by Hilario
Livingston Jump Shot: Missed	10:34
	10:34	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Harden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:31
	10:31	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:31	Team Rebound
Harden Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	10:31
	10:31 [DEN 28-23]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Sefolosha Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	10:12
	10:01 [DEN 30-23]	Hilario Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)
Collison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:01
Collison Substitution replaced by Krstic	10:01
	10:01	Hilario Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:00
Team Timeout : Regular	09:54
Ibaka Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Livingston (2 AST)	09:38 [OKC 25-30]
	09:17 [DEN 32-25]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Ibaka Running Jump Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:55	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Sefolosha Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:52
	08:52	Anthony Substitution replaced by Afflalo
Livingston Substitution replaced by Westbrook	08:52
	08:50	Hilario Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	08:50	Hilario Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Westbrook Jump Bank Shot: Missed	08:35
Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:34
	08:34	Andersen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:34 [OKC 26-32]
Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:34
	08:32	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:18	Lawson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Green Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:53
	07:52	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:46	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:44
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:31	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:26	Lawson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (2 BLK)
	07:24	Hilario Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	07:16 [DEN 34-26]	Lawson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hilario (2 AST)
Ibaka Running Hook Shot: Missed	06:53
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:52
Sefolosha Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Andersen (3 ST)	06:49
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:39
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Durant	06:39
	06:39 [DEN 35-26]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:39 [DEN 36-26]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:26 [OKC 28-36]
	06:05 [DEN 38-28]	Hilario Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)
Durant 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Krstic (1 AST)	05:39 [OKC 31-38]
	05:21 [DEN 40-31]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	05:09	Hilario Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:09
	05:09	Hilario Substitution replaced by Billups
	05:09	Lawson Substitution replaced by Martin
Westbrook Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	05:00
Team Rebound	04:59
	04:55	Afflalo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:55
Team Rebound	04:55
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:55 [OKC 32-40]
	04:37	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:36
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	04:30
Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:28
Green Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)	04:26
	04:25	Team Rebound
	04:07	Smith Jump Shot: Missed Block: Green (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	04:06
Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed	03:53
	03:53	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:45 [DEN 42-32]	Andersen Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Billups (2 AST)
Sefolosha Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Krstic (2 AST)	03:24 [OKC 34-42]
Krstic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:06
	03:06	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Anthony
	03:06 [DEN 43-34]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:06 [DEN 44-34]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	02:54	Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	02:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:54 [OKC 35-44]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:54 [OKC 36-44]
	02:29 [DEN 46-36]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Krstic Jump Bank Hook Shot: Missed	02:04
	02:04	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Krstic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:55
	01:55 [DEN 47-36]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden	01:55
Krstic Substitution replaced by Ibaka	01:55
	01:55 [DEN 48-36]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:43 [OKC 38-48]
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:36
	01:36 [DEN 49-38]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:36 [DEN 50-38]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	01:21
Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:20
Harden Layup Shot: Missed Block: Billups (1 BLK)	01:19
Team Rebound	01:18
Durant Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)	01:15 [OKC 40-50]
	01:00 [DEN 53-40]	Billups 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	00:50.6
	00:50.6	Team Rebound
	00:37.8 [DEN 55-40]	Smith Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Billups (3 AST)
Ibaka Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	00:29.5
Ibaka Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:29.5
	00:09.8	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:08.8	Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	00:05.7	Anthony Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (19-16)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	11:32 [OKC 43-55]
	11:13	Afflalo Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	11:13	Team Rebound
	11:06	Anthony Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:05
Krstic Jump Shot: Missed	10:59
	10:57	Hilario Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	10:41	Martin Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (2 BLK)
	10:40	Team Rebound
	10:35 [DEN 57-43]	Hilario Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (1 AST)
Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:13
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	10:11
Sefolosha Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:08	Team Rebound
Krstic Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	10:08
	09:49	Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:49
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:42	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:21	Anthony Running Jump Shot: Missed
	09:20	Hilario Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	09:16	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	09:15
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)	08:58 [OKC 45-57]
	08:42	Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Krstic (1 ST)
	08:40	Martin Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Sefolosha Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:40
Team Rebound	08:40
Sefolosha Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	08:40 [OKC 46-57]
	08:21 [DEN 59-46]	Martin Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Billups (4 AST)
Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Afflalo (1 ST)	08:06
	08:03	Afflalo Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Green (2 BLK)
	08:02	Team Rebound
Green Substitution replaced by Collison	08:02
Krstic Foul : Personal (4 PF)	07:57
Krstic Substitution replaced by Ibaka	07:57
	07:41	Billups Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (1 ST)
Collison Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)	07:33 [OKC 48-59]
	07:14	Hilario Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	07:13	Martin Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	07:13	Martin Tip Shot: Missed
	07:11	Martin Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	07:11	Martin Tip Shot: Missed
	07:10	Martin Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
	07:10 [DEN 61-48]	Martin Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed	06:56
	06:55	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:36	Anthony Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Durant (1 ST)
Durant Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)	06:32 [OKC 50-61]
Sefolosha Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:15
	06:07 [DEN 63-50]	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hilario (2 BLK)	05:51
	05:51	Team Timeout : Regular
Jump Ball Hilario vs Ibaka (Billups gains possession)	05:51
	05:51	Team Rebound
	05:31 [DEN 65-50]	Hilario Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)
Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Billups (1 ST)	05:26
	05:19	Afflalo Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (2 ST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	05:14
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	05:13
Durant Tip Shot: Missed	05:13
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:11
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Billups (2 ST)	05:04
Collison Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	04:55
	04:55 [DEN 66-50]	Billups Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
	04:55	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith
	04:38	Hilario Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:38
Durant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	04:20 [OKC 52-66]
	04:01 [DEN 68-52]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
	03:40	Hilario Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Sefolosha Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:40 [OKC 53-68]
	03:40	Hilario Substitution replaced by Andersen
Sefolosha Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:40
	03:39	Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	03:25	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:24
Durant Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Martin (1 BLK)	03:20
Team Rebound	03:19
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden	03:19
Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Billups (3 ST)	03:18
	03:12 [DEN 70-53]	Anthony Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Billups (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:04
Ibaka Substitution replaced by White	03:04
Durant 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (6 AST)	02:53 [OKC 56-70]
	02:28 [DEN 72-56]	Anthony Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Billups (6 AST)
	02:23	Anthony Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:18	Anthony Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Westbrook Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	02:13
Westbrook Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	02:13
	01:57	Billups Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Durant Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	01:50
Durant Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	01:50
	01:32	Martin Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	01:32	Team Rebound
Westbrook Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	01:32
	01:32 [DEN 73-56]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:32 [DEN 74-56]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	01:16
	01:15	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:03	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:03	Team Rebound
	00:59.9	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Durant (2 ST)
	00:59.0	Anthony Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	00:59.0	Smith Technical
Durant Free Throw Technical (22 PTS)	00:59.0 [OKC 57-74]
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:59.0 [OKC 58-74]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:59.0 [OKC 59-74]
	00:43.9	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:42.9
	00:39.8	Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	00:39.8 [OKC 60-74]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	00:39.8 [OKC 61-74]
	00:18.9	Anthony Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:15.9
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:02.4
	00:01.7	Martin Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Collison Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:46
	11:46	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:46	Team Rebound
	11:46 [DEN 75-61]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	11:39	Lawson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	11:29
	11:29	Team Rebound
White Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:29
White Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:14
	11:14 [DEN 76-61]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	11:14 [DEN 77-61]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	10:57
	10:56	Hilario Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
Durant Substitution replaced by Green	10:53
	10:41 [DEN 79-61]	Hilario Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
	10:36	Smith Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Andersen Violation:Defensive Goaltending	10:24
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)	10:24 [OKC 63-79]
	10:24	Hilario Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	10:24 [OKC 64-79]
	10:10 [DEN 82-64]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Hilario (3 AST)
White Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lawson (1 ST)	10:08
White Foul : Personal (3 PF)	10:07
	10:07 [DEN 83-64]	Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Livingston	10:07
	10:07	Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:05
Collison Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Green (3 AST)	09:45 [OKC 66-83]
	09:32	Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: White (1 AST)	09:15 [OKC 69-83]
	08:54	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:53
Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Hilario (1 ST)	08:45
Harden Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:37
	08:37	Timeout : Official
	08:37 [DEN 84-69]	Hilario Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	08:37	Hilario Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
White Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:35
Harden Layup Shot: Missed	08:23
Harden Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:22
Harden Putback Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:20 [OKC 71-84]
	07:55	Andersen Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:54
	07:47	Billups Substitution replaced by Anthony
Livingston Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:36 [OKC 73-84]
	07:25 [DEN 86-73]	Hilario Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)
Livingston 3pt Shot: Missed	07:10
	07:09	Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	07:00	Lawson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
White Substitution replaced by Durant	07:00
	06:50	Hilario Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	06:50	Hilario Substitution replaced by Martin
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:50 [OKC 74-86]
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:50 [OKC 75-86]
	06:34 [DEN 88-75]	Anthony Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (27 PTS)
	06:29	Andersen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	06:29 [OKC 76-88]
Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	06:29 [OKC 77-88]
	06:11	Anthony Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Green (3 BLK)
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	06:10
Durant Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)	06:09
	05:59 [DEN 90-77]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:54
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:40	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:17	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:16
Durant Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:08
Livingston Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:07
Livingston Substitution replaced by Westbrook	05:07
Durant Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Harden (4 AST)	05:04 [OKC 79-90]
Durant Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:51
	04:51 [DEN 91-79]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)
	04:51	Lawson Substitution replaced by Billups
	04:51 [DEN 92-79]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)
Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Billups (4 ST)	04:33
Durant Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:16
	04:16 [DEN 93-79]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	04:16 [DEN 94-79]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
	04:01	Smith Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)	04:01 [OKC 80-94]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)	04:01 [OKC 81-94]
	03:38	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
	03:37	Andersen Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	03:23	Anthony Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	03:23	Anthony Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	03:23	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (2 BLK)	03:07
	03:05	Martin Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	03:00	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
	02:44	Andersen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	02:44	Team Timeout : Regular
Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	02:44 [OKC 82-94]
Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	02:44 [OKC 83-94]
	02:25	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	02:24
Collison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (3 BLK)	02:16
	02:14	Martin Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	02:04 [DEN 96-83]	Andersen Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Billups (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:04
Durant Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Harden (5 AST)	01:54 [OKC 85-96]
	01:39	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	01:38
	01:34	Martin Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:34
Team Rebound	01:34
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:34 [OKC 86-96]
	01:11	Martin Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	01:10	Team Rebound
	01:10	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Team Timeout : Short	01:10
Green Jump Shot: Missed	00:59.9
Westbrook Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:58.9
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:56.9 [OKC 88-96]
	00:36.5	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
	00:35.7	Martin Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)
Westbrook Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:33.5
	00:33.5 [DEN 97-88]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	00:33.5 [DEN 98-88]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:33.5
	00:28.6	Billups Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:28.6 [OKC 89-98]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:28.6 [OKC 90-98]
Harden Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:28.6
	00:28.6 [DEN 99-90]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	00:28.6 [DEN 100-90]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)	00:20.8 [OKC 93-100]
Westbrook Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:19.5
	00:19.5 [DEN 101-93]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:19.5 [DEN 102-93]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Westbrook Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)	00:14.3
End of 4th Quarter

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