Durant scores 25 as Thunder beat Nuggets 117-93
Kevin Durant scored 25 points (11 in the third quarter), and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 117-93.
The Thunder led by as many as 30, pulling away with a 27-8 run in the third quarter.
All 12 of Enes Freedom’s points came in the fourth quarter. The Thunder had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Nuggets, Will Barton scored 15 points off the bench.
The Thunder shot 52.3% from the field and 52.0% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 38.0% and 34.6%. The Thunder’s starters outscored the Nuggets 38-23 in 14 minutes together.