Thunder cools down the Heat, 100-87
MIAMI (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook added 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder added to their surprising start by beating the Miami Heat 100-87 on Tuesday night.
An early 20-1 run put the Thunder in control, and a 14-2 burst in the third quarter helped seal it for Oklahoma City. Jeff Green added 13 for the Thunder, who’ve won three straight on the road.
Dwyane Wade scored 22 points on 6 of 19 shooting and Daequan Cook scored 14 of his 17 in the fourth quarter for Miami. Jermaine O’Neal added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who visit Atlanta Wednesday for the first time since the Hawks beat Miami in Game 7 of last season’s Eastern Conference opening-round series.
THUNDER 100, HEAT 87
OKLAHOMA CITY (100) — Durant 11-23 9-9 32, Green 4-14 4-4 13, Krstic 5-7 0-0 10, Westbrook 9-13 4-4 24, Sefolosha 1-6 0-0 2, Collison 4-5 2-3 10, Ollie 0-3 0-0 0, Thomas 2-3 0-0 4, Harden 1-3 2-2 5, Ibaka 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-77 21-22 100.
MIAMI (87) —Richardson 1-3 0-0 2, Beasley 3-9 2-2 8, O’Neal 8-15 3-5 19, Chalmers 3-5 1-3 7, Wade 6-19 9-12 22, Haslem 2-7 1-2 5, Arroyo 2-2 0-0 4, Anthony 1-1 1-2 3, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Cook 5-11 3-4 17. Totals 31-72 20-30 87.
Oklahoma City 25 20 29 26 — 100
Miami 17 25 17 28 — 87
3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 5-14 (Westbrook 2-3, Durant 1-2, Harden 1-3, Green 1-4, Sefolosha 0-2), Miami 5-18 (Cook 4-9, Wade 1-4, Richardson 0-1, Beasley 0-2, Chalmers 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 43 (Durant, Sefolosha 9), Miami 49 (O’Neal 10). Assists—Oklahoma City 19 (Westbrook 7), Miami 17 (Wade 7). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 25, Miami 18. Technicals—Westbrook, Oklahoma City defensive three second, O’Neal, Wade, Miami defensive three second. A—14,443 (19,600).
