Thunder beat Jazz 94-90
Russell Westbrook scored 24 points (13 in the first quarter), and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 94-90 for their fourth straight win.
The Thunder never trailed and led by as many as 14.
The Jazz got within 87-86 on Trevor Booker’s putback dunk with 2:02 to play, but Kevin Durant answered with a 3-pointer, and the Jazz got no closer than 92-90.
Durant’s 2 free throws with 2.0 seconds left made it 94-90 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Jazz 11-8. Durant (No. 4 in clutch points, 2015-16) scored all 11 of the Thunder’s points on 4 for 6 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. With 1:33 left, Trey Burke stole the ball from Westbrook, and Booker’s free throws off it tied the game at 87.
Durant had 21 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Jazz, Gordon Hayward had 19 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds.
The Thunder shot 46.8% from the field and 35.3% from 3 to the Jazz’s 42.3% and 28.6%. The Jazz’s starters were outscored 23-13 in 10 minutes together.