Thunder-Knicks Preview

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Dec 21 2010 11:56PM

It didn't take long for the New York Knicks to go from surging to struggling. Their struggles might not be about to end.

The Knicks attempt to snap a three-game slide by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder for just the second time in eight meetings Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

New York (16-12) emerged as one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this fall by winning 13 of 14, including an eight-game streak - its longest in more than 16 years.

That momentum ended with consecutive losses to Boston and Miami - the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks failed to rebound from those defeats and saw their losing streak reach three with Saturday's 109-102 overtime defeat at last-place Cleveland.

"It has been a long week," Amar'e Stoudemire said. "We gave it all we had in the Miami game and back-to-backs are always tough in this league. That's just the way it is."

The schedule won't give New York much relief in the next week. After facing the Thunder (20-9), the Knicks host Central Division-leading Chicago on Saturday before visiting the Heat on Tuesday.

The Knicks have dropped six of seven to Oklahoma City dating back to a victory Jan. 5, 2007, when the franchise was the Seattle SuperSonics.

New York lost a third consecutive meeting with the Thunder in the most recent matchup at MSG on Feb. 20 - 121-118 in overtime.

Perhaps Stoudemire, the Knicks' leader with 26.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, can make the difference. He's averaging 29.7 points and 12.7 rebounds in his last three games versus Oklahoma City - all while he played for Phoenix.

The Thunder are tied with Utah atop the Northwest Division after winning six of seven overall and three in a row on the road.

They parlayed a 25-3 run to start the fourth quarter into a 99-81 win at Charlotte on Tuesday. Oklahoma City's strong defensive effort came two nights after losing 113-110 to Phoenix.

"It was a combination of them missing shots and us playing great defense," said coach Scott Brooks, who indicated he'd "flushed it out" with his team following the loss to the Suns. "We really focused on getting better defensively."

Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 32 points Tuesday, shooting 8 of 13 from the floor and adding seven rebounds.

The NBA's leading scorer has totaled 66 points in his last two meetings with the Knicks.

Russell Westbrook has also had success against New York, averaging 23.3 points and 8.0 assists in the last three games in the series. He had 31 points and 10 assists in the Thunder's last visit to MSG, a 121-118 overtime victory Feb. 20, when Durant led all scorers with 36.

Westbrook had a less impressive performance against the Bobcats on Tuesday, finishing with 15 points but shooting 5 for 13.

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Knicks run past Thunder to snap 3-game skid

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Posted Dec 22 2010 11:11PM

NEW YORK (AP) Mike D'Antoni finally was able to rest his top players. All the New York Knicks had to do was blow out someone for a change.

"This makes it easier, that's for sure," D'Antoni said. "Hopefully, they can figure that out."

Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points, Wilson Chandler added 21, and the Knicks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-98 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Rookie Landry Fields had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who took advantage of an Oklahoma City team that appeared to leave its legs in Charlotte. New York got its transition game going late in the first half, never really slowed down in the second, and beat the Thunder for the first time in four meetings.

"We had a good win last night. We didn't come in with the right mindset," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "They're a physical team. They had their hands on us and really pushed us around a little bit too much tonight and we didn't take the challenge."

In a game featuring the NBA's top two scorers, Stoudemire nearly matched league leader Kevin Durant, who finished with 26. But Stoudemire had far more help, with the Knicks putting six players in double figures. Raymond Felton added 12 points and 10 assists.

Felton was playing 39.1 minutes per game, fourth in the league, and Stoudemire wasn't far behind because the Knicks rarely open big enough leads to sit their top players for long. D'Antoni said he needed to get more time for his reserves, and this time nobody played more than Stoudemire's 37 minutes, a welcome break for a team that was drained by an emotional stretch last week.

"It was a tough week," Stoudemire said. "We were fatigued, we were tired. Honestly we were. So I think tonight showed that we got enough rest and we played with a lot of energy. We have a tough week still ahead of us, but we're starting off right."

D'Antoni emptied his bench in the fourth quarter as New York outscored Oklahoma City 16-5 in fast-break points.

Russell Westbrook scored 23 points for the Thunder, who lost for the second time in eight games.

Ronny Turiaf, banged up of late, had 11 points in 22 energetic minutes off the bench for the Knicks, who blocked nine shots.

The Knicks bounced back after their eight-game winning streak was followed by losses to Boston, Miami and Cleveland last week. This was the opener of another difficult stretch, which includes a visit from Chicago on Christmas before a trip to Florida next week for games against Miami and Orlando.

Instead, it wasn't so tough at all. The Knicks scored easily and made a number of solid plays on defense, delighting a crowd that's used to them struggling on that end. Stoudemire earned a rousing ovation for a block of Westbrook's fast-break layup attempt with about 8 1/2 minutes left, and the applause kept going when his teammates hustled back and forced a couple of more misses.

Oklahoma City outscored Charlotte 31-12 in the fourth quarter on Tuesday night in a 99-81 victory that turned out to be Larry Brown's final game as coach of the Bobcats. But that might have taken something out of the Thunder, who had a three-game road winning streak snapped.

"A team like that, you give easy baskets to, they get confidence," Durant said. "So a tough loss. You can't get too low."

Durant and Stoudemire both started quickly, with Durant scoring 13 points and Stoudemire 10 as Oklahoma City took a 28-27 lead after one quarter. It remained close for nearly all the second until the Thunder's legs suddenly stopped running.

With the Knicks up by two, Fields made a 3-pointer, then Felton blew by the Thunder for a layup and then Stoudemire sprinted past them to catch an alley-oop pass from Felton for a dunk and a 60-51 lead. The Knicks pushed it again on their next trip, with Felton finding Danilo Gallinari for a 3-pointer in the corner for a 3-pointer that capped a 10-0 spurt.

"That's kind of what we do," Fields said. "We have smart players and on the fast break whenever the ball's in Ray's hands, he makes plays."

Westbrook had the final two baskets of the half to cut it to 63-55.

The Knicks quickly blew it open again, using a 15-2 spurt to open an 80-61 bulge on Felton's fast-break layup with 6:20 left in the third quarter. New York led by 12 after three and pushed the advantage into the 20s midway through the fourth.

NOTES: Knicks president Donnie Walsh attended a game for the first time since having hip replacement surgery Nov. 16. He said he wouldn't remember ever being away from an arena for so long. ... The game featured the top three career scorers from the 2007 draft. Durant came in averaging 25.5 points since being the No. 2 pick, Jeff Green (No. 5) was at 14.3, and Chandler (No. 23) at 13.9.

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Thunder-Knicks notebook

By Adam Zagoria, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday December 22, 2010 11:31PM

THE FACTS: Amar'e Stoudemire had 23 points, seven rebounds and three blocks and Wilson Chandler dropped 21 points as the Knicks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 112-98 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden.

QUOTABLE: "They're playing well. They're one of the top teams in the West, right now in the NBA, and this win pretty much lets us know how good we can become if we keep getting better."
-- Stoudemire

THE STAT: Kevin Durant scored 13 points in the first period and seemed like he would go off for a big night, but the Knicks held him to 13 the rest of the way, seven in the second half, and the NBA's leading scorer finished with 26.

TURNING POINT: The Knicks took charge in the second period, outscoring their visitors 36-27 and using a key 10-0 run to go ahead 63-53. Landry Fields and Danilo Gallinari each hit 3-pointers during the spurt.

QUOTABLE II: "It's phenomenal. When we have everybody, the starting five, the reserve five doing all that it can, we're a tough team to beat."
-- Fields

HOT: The Knicks' bench produced 29 points after struggling to contribute in recent games. Ronny Turiaf scored 11, Toney Douglas added nine and Shawne Williams seven.

NOT:The Thunder have dropped two of three after winning five in a row.

ROOKIE WATCH: Fields had an all-around quality game with 14 points, 10 boards and three assists.

INSIDE THE ARENA: John McEnroe, actor John Lithgow, singer Ciara, Jerry Ferrarra of Entourage and Seth Meyers and Jason Sudeikis of SNL were in the house.

NOTABLE: Raymond Felton had his fifth straight 10-assist game, dishing exactly 10 times. That's the first time a Knick has done that since Stephon Marbury in January 2004. As a unit, the Knicks had 30 assists against just 11 turnovers.

UP NEXT: For the Knicks, Saturday vs. Chicago, Tuesday @ Miami, Dec. 30 @ Orlando. For the Thunder, Saturday vs. Denver, Monday vs. Dallas, Dec. 29 vs. Nets.

• Thunder: Cook, Krstic, Peterson
• Knicks: Azubuike, Curry, Rautins

• Thunder: --
• Knicks: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #74 Curtis Blair, #42 Eric Lewis
• Attendance: 19763
• Duration: 2:13

Oklahoma City Thunder (20-11)		New York Knicks (18-12)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Stoudemire vs Ibaka (Felton gains possession)
	11:46 [NYK 2-0]	Fields Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)
Green Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:27 [OKC 2-2]
	11:16	Stoudemire Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	11:00
	10:59	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:54 [NYK 4-2]	Chandler Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)
	10:36	Chandler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:36 [OKC 3-4]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:36 [OKC 4-4]
	10:21	Felton Floating Jump shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:20
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:13 [OKC 6-4]
	09:55	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:54
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:41	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Ibaka Foul : Shooting Block (1 PF)	09:33
	09:33 [NYK 5-6]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:33 [NYK 6-6]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	09:26	Gallinari Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)	09:20 [OKC 8-6]
	09:10	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:07	Team Rebound
	09:01 [NYK 9-8]	Felton 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Chandler (2 AST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	08:50
	08:48	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:41 [NYK 12-8]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)
Green Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:21 [OKC 10-12]
	08:14	Fields Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:11
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	08:07
	08:03	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:58	Fields Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:36 [OKC 12-12]
	07:23 [NYK 14-12]	Stoudemire Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Felton (3 AST)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:00
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (1 BLK)	06:58
	06:55	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:50	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:49
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)	06:38 [OKC 15-14]
	06:29 [NYK 16-15]	Chandler Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Felton (4 AST)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	06:11
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	06:10
Ibaka Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Felton (1 ST)	06:08
Westbrook Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:06
	05:53 [NYK 18-15]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:44
	05:44	Fields Substitution replaced by Williams
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:37 [OKC 17-18]
	05:13 [NYK 21-17]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (1 AST)
	04:48	Chandler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:48 [OKC 18-21]
	04:48	Chandler Substitution replaced by Douglas
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden	04:48
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:48
	04:47	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:33 [NYK 23-18]	Stoudemire Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Felton (5 AST)
Green Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:07
	04:07	Team Rebound
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Collison	04:07
	03:55	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:54
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:39	Team Rebound
	03:26	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:25
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:17 [OKC 20-23]
	03:00	Stoudemire Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	03:00	Stoudemire Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	02:45
	02:44	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Collison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:34
	02:34	Team Timeout : Regular
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	02:34
	02:34 [NYK 24-20]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	02:34 [NYK 25-20]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Durant Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	02:20 [OKC 22-25]
	02:03	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
	02:01	Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:50	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:49
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:33 [OKC 24-25]
	01:10	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	01:09	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:09	Stoudemire Tip Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:08
	01:08	Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Turiaf
Green Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	01:08
	00:57.4	Felton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Durant Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)	00:45.5 [OKC 26-25]
	00:37.2 [NYK 27-26]	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	00:30.7	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:30.7 [OKC 27-27]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:30.7 [OKC 28-27]
	00:11.9	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:10.9
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.2
	00:00.3	Turiaf Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 1st Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (20-11)		New York Knicks (18-12)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Jump Ball Turiaf vs Collison (Maynor gains possession)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:36	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:18	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)
	11:16	Turiaf Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:16
Team Rebound	11:16
Durant Substitution replaced by Green	11:16
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:16 [OKC 29-27]
	11:00 [NYK 29-29]	Chandler Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Douglas (1 AST)
Sefolosha Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)	10:34 [OKC 31-29]
	10:24	Douglas Jump Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:24
Maynor Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:17 [OKC 33-29]
	10:17	Douglas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Maynor Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:17
Team Rebound	10:17
	10:17	Turiaf Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	10:12	Fields Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)	10:12 [OKC 34-29]
	10:12	Williams Substitution replaced by Stoudemire
Harden Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)	10:12 [OKC 35-29]
Harden Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS)	10:12 [OKC 36-29]
	09:57 [NYK 31-36]	Chandler Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)	09:30 [OKC 39-31]
	09:11 [NYK 33-39]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Sefolosha Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)	08:50 [OKC 41-33]
	08:42 [NYK 35-41]	Turiaf Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chandler (3 AST)
Collison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:42
	08:42
	08:42 [NYK 36-41]	Turiaf Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:29	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:14 [NYK 39-41]	Douglas 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Turiaf (1 AST)
Green Layup Shot: Missed Block: Turiaf (1 BLK)	07:54
Maynor Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:52
Maynor Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	07:51
Maynor Substitution replaced by Durant	07:51
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Westbrook	07:51
	07:40	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
	07:38	Douglas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:26	Chandler Layup Shot: Missed
	07:25	Team Rebound
Green Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	07:25
	07:23 [NYK 42-41]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (2 AST)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	07:08
	07:06	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:01 [NYK 44-41]	Turiaf Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Fields (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:53
Collison Substitution replaced by Ibaka	06:53
Green Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)	06:46 [OKC 43-44]
	06:32	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:32	Turiaf Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:29	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
	06:27	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:23	Fields Layup Shot: Missed Block: Harden (1 BLK)
	06:22	Team Rebound
	06:16 [NYK 46-43]	Turiaf Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Douglas (2 AST)
	06:00	Stoudemire Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	06:00 [OKC 44-46]
	06:00	Fields Substitution replaced by Gallinari
	06:00	Douglas Substitution replaced by Felton
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	06:00 [OKC 45-46]
	05:47 [NYK 48-45]	Chandler Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Harden Pullup Jump shot: Missed	05:30
	05:30	Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:18	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:18
Westbrook Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	05:10
Harden Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	05:10
	04:56 [NYK 50-45]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Felton (6 AST)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	04:38
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:37
Durant Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)	04:33 [OKC 47-50]
	04:12 [NYK 52-47]	Gallinari Running Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Sefolosha Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:12
	04:12 [NYK 53-47]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	03:51
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:51
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	03:42
	03:41	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:31	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ibaka (1 ST)
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	03:26 [OKC 49-53]
	03:05	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:05
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	02:59
	02:59	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:49	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:47
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	02:43
	02:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:43	Turiaf Substitution replaced by Fields
	02:27	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:27
Durant Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)	02:16 [OKC 51-53]
	02:04 [NYK 56-51]	Fields 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Felton (7 AST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	01:50
Ibaka Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	01:48
Ibaka Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)	01:45
	01:43	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:41 [NYK 58-51]	Felton Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (2 AST)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	01:23
	01:22	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:18 [NYK 60-51]	Stoudemire Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Felton (8 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	01:10
	01:10	Chandler Substitution replaced by Williams
	01:10	Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Turiaf
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	00:59.9
Ibaka Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	00:58.7
Ibaka Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (2 BLK)	00:57.8
Ibaka Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)	00:53.9
Ibaka Layup Shot: Missed	00:52.9
	00:52.5	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:46.5 [NYK 63-51]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Felton (9 AST)
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:31.1 [OKC 53-63]
	00:13.9	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	00:13.5
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:00.0 [OKC 55-63]
End of 2nd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (20-11)		New York Knicks (18-12)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	11:44
Ibaka Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)	11:42
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:27	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:22	Fields Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	11:22	Fields Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	11:00
	10:59	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	10:43	Stoudemire Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (1 ST)
Green Layup Shot: Missed	10:39
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:36
Durant Tip Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:35	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:31 [NYK 65-55]	Gallinari Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Chandler (4 AST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)	10:11 [OKC 57-65]
	10:11	Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:11
	10:10	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	09:59	Felton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Green (1 BLK)
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:57
Durant Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)	09:52 [OKC 59-65]
Green Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	09:36
	09:36 [NYK 66-59]	Felton Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:24
	09:24 [NYK 67-59]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	09:24	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:22
Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:15
	09:02 [NYK 69-59]	Fields Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (3 AST)
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	08:41
	08:31 [NYK 71-59]	Chandler Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	08:17 [OKC 61-71]
	07:59 [NYK 73-61]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:43	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	07:36 [NYK 76-61]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:36
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Harden	07:36
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	07:16
	07:15	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Sefolosha Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:00
	07:00 [NYK 77-61]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	07:00 [NYK 78-61]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:48
	06:37	Stoudemire Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Harden (2 ST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	06:27
Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:24
Green Tip Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:23	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	06:20 [NYK 80-61]	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:54 [OKC 63-80]
	05:39	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed Block: Westbrook (1 BLK)
Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:37
Green Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gallinari (1 ST)	05:36
	05:23	Fields 3pt Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	05:22
Durant 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS)	05:15 [OKC 66-80]
Durant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:59
	04:59	Fields Substitution replaced by Williams
	04:59 [NYK 81-66]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	04:59 [NYK 82-66]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	04:47
	04:45	Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:30	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:29
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:23 [OKC 68-82]
	04:23	Chandler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	04:23	Chandler Substitution replaced by Douglas
Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	04:23 [OKC 69-82]
	04:01	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:00
	03:54	Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	03:54 [OKC 70-82]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	03:54 [OKC 71-82]
	03:39	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:38
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	03:17
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:17
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	03:13 [OKC 73-82]
	02:55 [NYK 84-73]	Felton Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	02:34
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	02:33
	02:33	Felton Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:33	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:33	Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Turiaf
Green Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)	02:23 [OKC 75-84]
	02:23	Gallinari Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	02:23 [OKC 76-84]
	02:00	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:58
Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	01:36
Durant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:28
	01:28 [NYK 85-76]	Turiaf Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Collison	01:28
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	01:28
	01:28	Turiaf Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	01:25	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:25 [NYK 87-76]	Williams Tip Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	01:10
	01:08	Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:03 [NYK 89-76]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Douglas (3 AST)
	00:42.4	Felton Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:42.4 [OKC 77-89]
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:42.4 [OKC 78-89]
	00:35.9	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Maynor Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:35.2
Maynor Jump Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:22.4	Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Collison Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:07.7
	00:07.7	Turiaf Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:07.7	Team Rebound
	00:07.7 [NYK 90-78]	Turiaf Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gallinari (2 ST)	00:01.9
	00:00.3	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Stoudemire Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (2 ST)
Green Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)	11:36 [OKC 80-90]
	11:25 [NYK 92-80]	Douglas Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	11:04
Team Rebound	11:04
Maynor Substitution replaced by Ivey	11:04
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	10:59
	10:59	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
Ivey Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:55
	10:46	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:44
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	10:34
	10:33	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:15 [NYK 95-80]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Fields (2 AST)
Sefolosha Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Fields (1 ST)	09:53
	09:50 [NYK 97-80]	Douglas Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Fields (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:50
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Durant	09:50
Harden Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	09:38 [OKC 82-97]
	09:16 [NYK 99-82]	Douglas Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (3 AST)
	09:06	Turiaf Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:06 [OKC 83-99]
Ivey Substitution replaced by Westbrook	09:06
Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:06 [OKC 84-99]
	08:50	Chandler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (2 BLK)	08:46
Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:45
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	08:44
Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:43
Durant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (3 BLK)	08:42
Green Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:40
Green Jump Shot: Missed	08:38
Green Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	08:37
	08:35	Douglas Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	08:28
	08:28	Douglas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:05	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
	08:05	Fields Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	08:03 [NYK 101-84]	Fields Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	07:45
	07:45	Douglas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Green Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:30
	07:30 [NYK 102-84]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
Green Substitution replaced by White	07:30
	07:30 [NYK 103-84]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Collison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Fields (1 BLK)	07:15
	07:12	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:02	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed Block: Collison (1 BLK)
	07:01	Team Rebound
Collison Foul : Personal (4 PF)	07:00
	06:55	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
White Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:54
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	06:48
	06:47	Douglas Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:26	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:26
Collison Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	06:15
Collison Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:15
	06:00	Turiaf Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:00
Durant Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)	05:47 [OKC 86-103]
	05:30 [NYK 106-86]	Fields 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:27
	05:27	Chandler Substitution replaced by Gallinari
	05:27	Douglas Substitution replaced by Felton
Durant Substitution replaced by Ivey	05:27
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Mullens	05:27
Collison Substitution replaced by Maynor	05:27
Ivey Jump Shot: Missed	05:05
Team Rebound	05:05
Mullens Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)	04:58 [OKC 88-106]
	04:38 [NYK 108-88]	Turiaf Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (5 AST)
	04:21	Gallinari Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	04:21	Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Williams
Harden Substitution replaced by Aldrich	04:21
Maynor Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fields (2 ST)	04:15
Ivey Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:12
	04:12 [NYK 109-88]	Fields Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	04:12	Turiaf Substitution replaced by Mozgov
	04:12 [NYK 110-88]	Fields Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Mullens Jump Shot: Missed	03:58
	03:57	Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:52	Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mullens (1 BLK)
White Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:50
White Jump Shot: Missed	03:36
White Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:36
Aldrich Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (3 BLK)	03:21
Maynor Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:19
Maynor Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:17 [OKC 90-110]
	03:05 [NYK 112-90]	Mozgov Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Felton (10 AST)
Maynor Jump Shot: Missed	02:52
Aldrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:52
White Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Aldrich (1 AST)	02:48 [OKC 92-112]
	02:45	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:45	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Randolph
	02:45	Felton Substitution replaced by Walker
	02:45	Fields Substitution replaced by Mason Jr.
	02:29	Mozgov Dunk Shot: Missed
White Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:27
	02:21	Mozgov Foul : Shooting Block (1 PF)
White Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:21
Team Rebound	02:21
White Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:21
	02:19	Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:05	Mozgov Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Aldrich (1 ST)
Ivey Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:55 [OKC 94-112]
	01:40	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Mullens Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:39
Maynor Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
Aldrich Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:32
Aldrich Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:31 [OKC 96-112]
	01:14	Mozgov Jump Shot: Missed
Maynor Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:13
Ivey Jump Shot: Missed	01:02
	01:02	Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:51.9	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
Ivey Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:51.2
White Jump Shot: Missed	00:34.9
White Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:34.9
White Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:33.1 [OKC 98-112]
	00:12.9	Walker Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:10.6
Aldrich Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	00:07.5
Aldrich Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:07.5
End of 4th Quarter

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