Sacramento Kings and Oklahoma City Thunder Win: Wednesday Roundup – (Part 4)
Sacramento Kings bounce Milwaukee Bucks 97-90
Guard Marcus Thornton scored 27 points and grabbed six rebounds as the Sacramento Kings defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 97-90 at Bradley Center in front of 14,122 basketball
fans.
Beno Udrih added 25 points, six assists, and six rebounds for the Kings, who have won only three of their last ten games of the season 2010-11.
Carlos Delfino fought hard for the Bucks and scored a game-high 30 points in the defeat. This was his consecutive 30 point performance. Andrew Bogut chipped in with
15 points and nine rebounds while Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had 11 points for the Bucks, who saw their two-game winning streak snapped.
The Bucks got it going offensively early in the first quarter and managed to take a 32-25 lead after 12 minutes. Milwaukee continued their hot shooting and behind
10 points from Delfino, took a 32-25 advantage into the locker room.
Trailing by seven points at halftime, the Kings came out hot in the third quarter. Sacramento went on an 8-3 run in the last two minutes of the quarter to show only
one point down, heading into the final stanza. In the final quarter, the Bucks buckled under pressure as the Kings raced away to a seven point win.
Oklahoma City Thunder mows down Utah Jazz 106-94
The Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back from a hard-fought defeat against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday as they topped the Utah Jazz 106-94 at Oklahoma City Arena.
Thunder head coach Scott Brooks was quiet pleased with the great comeback of his team. He said, "It's good to get a nice bounce-back win. They are a very physical
team. We knew they would play with desperation and I thought we matched their physical play."
Russell Westbrook scored team-high 31 points and complemented it with five assists and four rebounds for Oklahoma. Kevin Durant added 29 points while Serge Ibaka
registered 15 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks for the Thunder, who have won eight of their last ten games of the season.
Jazz were led by their 25-year-old center Al Jefferson, who erupted with a game-high 32 points and 12 rebounds. Paul Millsap had 18 points while forward C.J. Miles
finished with 11 points in the defeat.
Durant and Westbrook scored 12 points apiece to help the Thunder grab a 32-25 lead in the first quarter. Oklahoma held a 50-45 edge going into the break.
Utah battled back early in the third quarter as they went on a 7-2 run in to tie the game at 52. However, the Thunder put away the game with a 17-8 flurry, taking
a 78-69 lead to the final stanza. Durant then hit two straight 3-pointers midway through the fourth quarter, to widen the Oklahoma’s lead to 93-80 and the Jazz did not get close during the rest of the period.
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