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Durant extends hot streak in win
KEVIN Durant extended his remarkable scoring record on Tuesday with his 28th consecutive 20-point game as the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Denver Nuggets 110-104.
Durant, who finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, has now scored 20 points or more in every game since returning from a hamstring injury in late November.
Russell Westbrook also played a starring role with 27 points as the Thunder improved to 31-12, the third best record in the Western Conference behind Golden State and San Antonio.
Westbrook also had 12 assists but fell just short of his third straight triple-double. He has already notched up five this season, 24 in his career.
Denver’s loss saw the Nuggets fall to 16-26 for the season.
Also, the Milwaukee Bucks maintained their recent run of good form against the Miami Heat with a 91-79 defeat of the Florida team.
Small forward Khris Middleton did the damage for the Bucks, scoring 22 points while center Greg Monroe contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds.
It was Miami’s second consecutive defeat and came despite impressive scoring cameos from Hassan Whiteside and Chris Bosh, who both added 23 points apiece.
Heat guard Dwyane Wade had an unhappy night, finishing with just two points on 1-of-6 shooting and looking to still be suffering from a sore shoulder.
Milwaukee opened up a 49-39 halftime lead before a third quarter points spree saw them stretch away to a 75-57 cushion. The irony of Middleton’s performance was not lost on Wade, who spent much of the summer tutoring the Miami-born youngster.
Bucks caretaker coach Joe Prunty praised Middleton’s multi-faceted performance. “Khris is able to impact the game in several ways. He is able to score and create shots for others, making passes out of the double team.”
Elsewhere in the National Basketball Association, it was: Pelicans 114, Timberwolves 99; and Pacers 97, Suns 94.
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