National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 105, New York 78
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 28, 2014
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#13 Monty McCutchen, #42 Eric Lewis, #66 Haywoode Workman
Attendance:
18203
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Thunder 105, Knicks 78: Russell Westbrook returned from a hand injury to produce 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in 24 minutes as host Oklahoma City routed New York.
Westbrook, who was sidelined for 14 games, was 12-of-17 from the field as the Thunder improved to 5-12. Serge Ibaka scored 14 points and Steven Adams collected a career-high 13 rebounds for Oklahoma City.
New York was without Carmelo Anthony (back) for the second straight game and shot 38.7 percent from the field, including 2-of-19 from 3-point range. Amar’e Stoudemire had 20 points and nine rebounds off the bench.
The Thunder ripped off 15 consecutive points – 10 from Westbrook – to take an early 21-5 lead. Westbrook finished the first quarter with 14 points – one more than the Knicks had as a team – as Oklahoma led 30-13.
The advantage was 51-23 after a dunk by Adams with 3:21 to play in the half and the Thunder held a 59-33 lead at the break. Westbrook’s basket pushed the lead to 30 with 5:09 left in the third and Oklahoma City took an 82-50 advantage into the final stanza and cruised to the finish.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma City dominated the boards with a 57-33 rebounding edge. … Knicks SG J.R. Smith had just two points on 1-of-9 shooting. … Thunder SG Jeremy Lamb scored 13 points and PG Reggie Jackson had 10.
Top Game Performances
New York |
|
Oklahoma City |
Amar'e Stoudemire 20 |
Scoring |
Russell Westbrook 32 |
J.R. Smith 4 |
Assists |
Russell Westbrook 8 |
Amar'e Stoudemire 9 |
Rebounds |
Steven Adams 13 |
Amar'e Stoudemire 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Russell Westbrook 5 |
Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 |
Steals |
Reggie Jackson 2 |
Cole Aldrich 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
New York
|
78 |
38.7 |
2-19 |
18-24 |
17 |
33 |
6 |
3 |
13 |
Oklahoma City
|
105 |
44.2 |
10-24 |
19-23 |
20 |
57 |
0 |
9 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Thunder have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .308 after a loss.
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New York will play their next game at home against Miami. The Knicks have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .231 after a loss.