Durant helps Thunder pick up impressive win over Blazers

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02/06/2009 - Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Durant had 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 102-93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Ford Center.

Nick Collison had 21 points and 13 rebounds while Jeff Green added 20 points and nine boards for the Thunder, who snapped a three-game slide.

Brandon Roy had 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists while Travis Outlaw added 20 points and six boards for the Trail Blazers, who have dropped their last two games.

The Trail Blazers faced a 15-point deficit to start the fourth quarter, but were able to slowly chip away at the deficit, as three free throws from Roy made it an 89-78 game with 7:50 to play.

A bit later, Outlaw scored four unanswered points and his free throw with 3:56 to play made it a 92-84 game.

Durant answered with a slam to reestablish the 10-point edge for the Thunder, but Jerryd Bayless made 1-of-2 from the line for a 94-85 deficit.

After two Collison free throws, Roy made a long three-ball to make it an eight-point game with 1:19 to play, but Russell Westbrook hit a clutch jumper. Roy and Westbrook then traded layups with Westbrook's coming with 37 seconds to play to seal the win.

It was a tight game for the first six minutes of the first quarter, but, with the score tied, the Thunder got seven straight points and had a 21-14 lead after Durant's layup with 5:10 left in the frame.

After a Joel Przybilla tip shot stopped the bleeding, Durant scored five unanswered points and after 12 minutes of play Oklahoma City held a 37-25 lead.

The Thunder continued to play front-runner in the second quarter as the team started the frame with the first seven points.

Portland was unable to put together a healthy run as Oklahoma City continued to expand on its advantage and took a 60-40 lead into the locker room.

Oklahoma City kept Portland at bay for most of the third quarter and held a 22-point lead as Green slammed the ball home for an 81-59 advantage with 2:50 left in the frame.

Portland, though, rallied with the final seven points of the third to cut its deficit to 81-66 heading into the final 12 minutes.

Game Notes

Portland hosts New York on Sunday...The Thunder host Sacramento on Sunday... Portland has lost four straight as the visitor in the series...Oklahoma City shot 50 percent while Portland made 45 percent of its baskets...Portland's Greg Oden, who was selected as the top overall pick over Durant in the 2007 Draft, logged four points and two rebounds in just over 16 minutes of play.

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