Final
OKC visits MSG
Jan 28, 2015 - 3:07 PMVideo
The Thunder are scheduled to visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday and went 3-2 on a recent road trip. They returned to Chesapeake Energy Arena for Monday's showdown with the Minnesota Timberwolves and recorded a 92-84 win.
With Kevin Durant out with a left big toe issue, Russell Westbrook handled scoring duties with 18 points and both Anthony Morrow and Reggie Jackson scored 14 points off the bench. Serge Ibaka had 13 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for OKC, which won for the fifth time in seven tries.
"We continued to fight and scrap and find ways to get stops," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.
Oklahoma City will try to improve its 10-15 road mark tonight and hope to have Durant back in the lineup. Durant leads the team with 25.6 ppg.
The Knicks were slated to host the Sacramento Kings on Monday, but a snowstorm forced the league to postpone the game. The contest has been rescheduled for March 3.
New York had a three-game winning streak stopped with Saturday's 76-71 setback to the Charlotte Hornets, as Tim Hardaway, Jr. posted a game-high 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting to go with six rebounds and five assists.
Lance Thomas scored 16 points for New York, which played without star Carmelo Anthony (knee/rest) and made only 35.4 percent from the field. The Knicks held a 23-16 lead after the first 12 minutes, but scored 14, 17 and 17 points over the next three quarters.
"We just couldn't generate enough offense down the stretch," said Knicks coach Derek Fisher.
The Knicks are only 3-17 in the last 20 games, but have won back-to-back contests at Madison Square Garden. They are 5-17 as the host this season.
Anthony is questionable Wednesday, while Jose Calderon (knee) is questionable and Amare Stoudemire (ankle/wrist) is doubtful.
The Thunder crushed the Knicks, 105-78, at home on Nov. 28 and were paced by Westbrook's 32 points on 12-of-17 shooting. Durant and Anthony did not participate in that matchup.
OKC has won three in a row and nine of the last 11 games in this series.
- OKLAHOMA CITY: 92
NEW YORK: 100
Final
Jan 28 10:40 PM - 197
rootsRUWTbot Added 26 roots (Close Finish, Individual Performance)
Thunder 90, Knicks 95 4th - 1:03Jan 28 10:36 PM - 171
rootsRUWTbot Added 36 roots (Close Finish, Individual Performance)
Thunder 87, Knicks 94 4th - 1:21Jan 28 10:35 PM - 135
rootsRUWTbot Added 5 roots (Close Finish, Individual Performance)
Thunder 85, Knicks 94 4th - 1:35Jan 28 10:31 PM - 116
roots - 159
rootsRUWTbot Took away 35 roots (Close Finish, Individual Performance)
Thunder 80, Knicks 87 4th - 3:35Jan 28 10:25 PM - 194
rootsRUWTbot Added 10 roots (Close Finish, Individual Performance)
Thunder 80, Knicks 84 4th - 4:20Jan 28 10:24 PM - 184
rootsRUWTbot Took away 32 roots (Close Finish, Individual Performance)
Thunder 80, Knicks 84 4th - 4:41Jan 28 10:24 PM - 216
rootsRUWTbot Added 42 roots (Close Finish, Individual Performance)
Thunder 80, Knicks 82 4th - 5:04Jan 28 10:17 PM - OKLAHOMA CITY: 67
NEW YORK: 68
End of 3rd
Jan 28 9:52 PM - 141
roots - 131
roots - 137
roots - 127
roots - 113
roots - 108
roots - 114
roots - 68
roots - 107
roots - 91
roots - 77
roots - OKLAHOMA CITY: 45
NEW YORK: 43
Halftime
Jan 28 9:12 PM - OKLAHOMA CITY: 19
NEW YORK: 20
End of 1st
Jan 28 8:35 PM - OKLAHOMA CITY: 0
NEW YORK: 0
1st Quarter - 12:00
Jan 28 8:12 PM
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