Kevin Durant, Thunder stay sizzling towards Hornets - By: Kent Hunt

Kevin Durant scored 25 points to lead the Thunder to their 10th win in 11 games, 101-91 over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. Now the Western Conference leaders will get to see what they can do on the road.

The trip also takes the Thunder to Los Angeles to encounter the Clippers and to Dallas for a matchup with the defending champion Mavericks.

"It will be challenging," Durant said. "We just need to have to keep targeted and take it a game at a time."

Oklahoma City led all through, together with by as numerous as 14 in the very first half. The Hornets pulled to 83-81 with 9:07 left in the game, but Westbrook hit back-to-back shots and the Hornets under no circumstances got closer than 4 the rest of the way.

"Just also many turnovers," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "Do not know. It is not like we do not function on it. It really is happening, and we have to proper it. We managed the boards, and the turnovers were a large element of the game. We have to do a a lot much better work with the ball."

"I was just proud of the fight we had," Jack said. "Playing in this developing isn't simple."

The Thunder led 60-51 at the break soon after shooting 60.six percent in the opening half.

"The second half they scored 41," Hornets coach Monty Williams stated. "We just had the tale of two halves. The turnovers just harm us in the 2nd half."

"Some shots fell for him," Brooks explained. "You just keep playing. You're not going to generally perform very good basketball. You have to retain your concentrate, and in the fourth quarter, the game turned all around for him."

The Thunder's 15-3 start off ties for the 2nd ideal in franchise background through 18 games. The 1982-83 and 2004-05 teams in Seattle also were 15-three. The 1993-94 Seattle group started out 16-2. ... The Thunder forced 5 turnovers in the fourth quarter. ... Hornets F Trevor Ariza was just one-for-eight and had two factors. He had scored in double figures his earlier 4 games prior to Wednesday evening, including 18 Monday against San Antonio. ... Jack missed all three of his area goal attempts in the fourth quarter. ... New Orleans F Xavier Henry played for the very first time this season and had three factors on 1-for-five shooting. ... Harden had 6 assists for Oklahoma City.

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Curtis B Hubbard is a enthusiastic basketball blogger. Hubbard in addition is working as a basketball statistician for a number of information collection services within the basketball sector. Mr. Hubbard lives with his spouse and 2 small children in the greater Oklahoma City, OK area. You can read more articles by Curtis right here: New Orleans Hornets vs. Oklahoma Metropoli

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