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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns – 12/31/15 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Posted On Dec 31 2015
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Westbrook had 30 points and 12 assists and Durant contributed 26 points and 10 assists while becoming the first teammates to have 25 points and 10 assists in the same regulation game since Utah’s John Stockton (31 points, 11 assists) and Karl Malone (27 points, 10 assists) on February 2, 1996.
But Oklahoma City had a 54-53 lead at the break.
The Bucks head to Indianapolis to face the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.
Westbrook posted 27 points on 10-of-22 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists. The Suns set season lows for points in the first quarter (12) and first half (33) and were never in the contest.TV: 8 p.m. ET, FSN Arizona (Phoenix), FSN OklahomaABOUT THE SUNS (12-22): The poor effort against San Antonio was disappointing to coach Jeff Hornacek, particularly the 13 first-half turnovers that led to 18 points for the Spurs.
Just a few hours before the calendar year turns to 2016, the Oklahoma City welcome the Phoenix Suns at the Chesapeake Energy Arena for a regular season game in the National Basketball Association.
LeBron James scored 34 points and Iman Shumpert had a season-high 16 as Cleveland beat Denver 93-87 on Tuesday.
Knight finished with 15 points on 6-for-20 shooting, and Mirza Teletovic also scored 15 for the Suns.
Key moment: Leading by two, Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant missed a 3 but wound up with a dunk for a four-point lead with 32 seconds to go after a rebound got knocked from Tyson Chandler’s hands.
Hornacek kept the rotation to eight players and that barely included Bryce Cotton, leaving Booker in longer at the start of the game than any starter. Durant collected 26 points, six boards and eight assists to keep alive an active streak of 18 straight games with 20 or more points.
Suns: Visit Kings on Saturday.
A three-point play by Jerryd Bayless had the Bucks within 94-91 early in the fourth quarter, but consecutive 3-pointers by Payne and Anthony Morrow gave the Thunder a nine-point margin.
