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Westbrook, Durant lead Thunder to victory in Sacramento
By Ben Schneider
March 7, 2010
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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant(notes), right, drives against Sacramento Kings defender Donte Greene(notes) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, March 7, 2010. (AP Photo)
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Sacramento Kings coach Paul Westphal used his 26Th different starting line-up of the season and the Kings got off to a hot start but in the end the Kings lost 108-102 in front of 12,081 fans at Arco Arena.
Tyreke Evans scored a team high 24 points, reaching the 20 point plateau for the sixth time in the Kings Last seven games. Evans has now scored in double figures in 52 of the last 54 games he has started. Carl Landry recorded 20 points and a team high 8 rebounds. Jason Thompson returned to the Kings lineup after missing the previous five games due to two non-displaced transverse process fractures in his lower back and finished with 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Oklahoma City has now won 14 of its last 17 games, including five of the last six. The Thunder has won their last two games, both on the road. With the victory the Thunder won the regular season series over the Kings 3-1.
Kevin Durant scored a game high 27 points. It was the 56Th time this season Durant tallied 20 or more points. He has scored 20 or more points in 35 of the last 36 games. Russell Westbrook tallied 21 points including 13 in the 4Th quarter.
The Kings are off until Wednesday night when they welcome to town the Toronto Raptors.
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