Oklahoma City Thunders snatch a 113-89 victory over the Indiana Pacers
Oklahoma City Thunder snapped their season-long three games losing streak following a comprehensive victory 113-89 over the Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Arena, on Wednesday night. The Thunders headed out to a 10-0 lead in the
preliminary minutes of the play from where they never looked back.
All-Star Kevin Durant shared a game-high 21 points with guard Russell Westbrook as Kevin Left the game with a sprained left ankle late in the third quarter.
"It's just a little tweak. I did it before. I've just got to see how it feels in the morning and hopefully I'm ready to go. I'm glad we got the win." Durant said.
Despite of losing NBA’s leading scorer Kevin Durant with 2:44 left in the third quarter, Thunder kept their momentum intact. Tyler Hansrough was the top scorer for Indiana who managed to gather only 13 points and Dahntay Jones
scored 12.
The play was entirely subjugated by Oklahoma City leaving no room for the visiting team to escalate any sort of pace. Wednesday night’s feat was the sixth win in seven games for Thunder at their home court opposing Pacers.
The Thunders took the possession of the ball assertively restricting the opposition to score in starting minutes of the first quarter. The home team landed their first bucket with 7:47 left in the first period. Although, Pacers
managed to end the period with 18 points however a couple of fouls awarded a number of free throws to the home team which resulted in 27-18 lead.
Oklahoma City absolutely thrashed Indiana Pacers before halftime, amplifying the lead comprehensively. The home team landed four blistering 3-pointers in the second quarter following relentless domination from James Harden off
the bench that ended the period with a massive 63-42 lead for Thunders.
There was hardly any moment in the game for the visitors to cherish.
Thunders sustained their influence in the second half as well as the Pacers only watched the home team holding the possession of the ball and reaching the basket insistently. Kevin Durant sprained his ankle in the ending minutes
of the third period leaving the game 81-58, a huge deficit for the visiting team to eradicate. Russell Westbrook took the charge for Thunders as the home team entered the final period with 27 points advantage.
Daequan Cook landed two more 3-pointers in the final quarter, scoring all of his 12 points from long distance. Indiana Pacers received a bunch of free throws in the last period which couldn’t harm the home team. Thunders continued
to score from long distance as the final buzzer resulted in an outstanding 113-89 victory for Oklahoma City Thunders.
"They were a good team. We played like a really tired team. Tonight, it really wasn't much of a game.” Forward Danny Granger said.
Oklahoma City Thunder is marching forward strongly and is standing at the fourth spot in the Western Conference with 37 wins. They lost their scoring machine Kevin Durant in the second half however he is expected to stay with the
line-up in an important game against Atlanta on Friday.
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