March 1, 2012 · 8:00 PM EST
Biggest lead OKC by 7 · ORL by 14 · 4 lead changes
Q4 3:22+27% OKCDurant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Westbrook 9 AST)OKC 93 · ORL 89
Q4 3:02+17% ORLHoward 2' Putback Dunk (31 PTS)OKC 93 · ORL 91
Q4 2:28+20% ORLNelson 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)OKC 96 · ORL 94Q4 2:12+23% OKCDurant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (34 PTS) (Westbrook 10 AST)OKC 99 · ORL 94| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1SA Spurs | 50 | 16 | .758 | — |
2OK Thunder | 47 | 19 | .712 | 3.0 |
3LA Lakers | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 |
4ME Grizzlies | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 |
5LA Clippers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 |
6DE Nuggets | 38 | 28 | .576 | 12.0 |
7DA Mavericks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 |
8UT Jazz | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 |
9HO Rockets | 34 | 32 | .515 | 16.0 |
10PH Suns | 33 | 33 | .500 | 17.0 |
11PO Trail Blazers | 28 | 38 | .424 | 22.0 |
12MI Timberwolves | 26 | 40 | .394 | 24.0 |
13GS Warriors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 |
14SA Kings | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 |
15NO Pelicans | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Bulls | 50 | 16 | .758 | — |
2MI Heat | 46 | 20 | .697 | 4.0 |
3IN Pacers | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8.0 |
4AT Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 |
5BO Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 11.0 |
6OR Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 13.0 |
7NY Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 |
8PH 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 15.0 |
9MI Bucks | 31 | 35 | .470 | 19.0 |
10DE Pistons | 25 | 41 | .379 | 25.0 |
11TO Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 |
12BK Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 |
13CL Cavaliers | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 |
14WA Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 30.0 |
15CH Hornets | 7 | 59 | .106 | 43.0 |
| Zone | OKC | ORL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 16/21 76% | 22/28 79% |
| Paint | 4/7 57% | 4/14 29% |
| Mid-range | 10/28 36% | 5/17 29% |
| Corner 3 | 2/4 50% | 1/4 25% |
| Above the break 3 | 6/14 43% | 8/21 38% |
| KDKevin DurantF | 42 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 12-21 | 5-8 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +9 | 76.1% |
RW Russell WestbrookG | 39 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 57.1% |
JH James HardenG | 33 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5-8 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 66.6% |
KP Kendrick PerkinsC | 32 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 50.0% |
SI Serge IbakaF | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 40.0% |
| DCDaequan CookG | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 52.1% |
| RIRoyal IveyG | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 75.0% |
NC Nick CollisonF-C | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 100.0% |
RJ Reggie JacksonG | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 37.5% |
NM Nazr MohammedC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 105 | 36 | 19 | 38-74 | 8-18 | 21-27 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Shooting | 51.4% | 44.4% | 77.8% | 61.1% |
DNP: Cole Aldrich, Lazar Hayward, Ryan Reid
| DHDwight HowardC-F | 39 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 14-20 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 70.2% |
HT Hedo TurkogluF | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 75.1% |
| JRJason RichardsonG | 33 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 50.8% |
| JNJameer NelsonG | 32 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 50.4% |
RA Ryan AndersonF | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 62.5% |
JR JJ RedickG | 22 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 16.7% |
| CDChris DuhonG | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 100.0% |
| GDGlen DavisF-C | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 22.5% |
| ECEarl ClarkF | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 50.0% |
DL DeAndre LigginsG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 102 | 38 | 24 | 40-84 | 9-25 | 13-19 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 47.6% | 36.0% | 68.4% | 55.2% |
DNP: Daniel Orton, Ish Smith, Von Wafer
12:00Jump Ball Howard vs. Ibaka: Tip to AndersonOKC 011:42MISS Howard 9' Hook Bank ShotOKC 011:41Ibaka REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 011:26Westbrook 12' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS)OKC 211:11MISS Nelson 26' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 211:10Perkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 210:50MISS Westbrook 9' Jump Bank ShotOKC 210:49Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 210:37MISS Anderson 25' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 210:17MISS Durant 12' Fadeaway JumperOKC 210:13Nelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 210:01Howard 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)OKC 29:45Durant Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 29:45Howard STEAL (1 STL)OKC 29:17MISS Durant 15' Jump ShotOKC 29:15Perkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 29:15Perkins 2' Tip Shot (2 PTS)OKC 48:52Nelson 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)OKC 48:43MISS Westbrook 16' Jump ShotOKC 48:41Ibaka REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 48:40MISS Ibaka 2' Tip ShotOKC 48:39Nelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 48:31Nelson 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)OKC 47:51Howard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 67:51Westbrook STEAL (1 STL)OKC 67:47Howard Violation:Defensive GoaltendingOKC 67:47Durant 6' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)OKC 87:20Howard 9' Jump Hook Shot (4 PTS)OKC 87:06Ibaka 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)OKC 106:48Howard Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)OKC 106:48Ibaka STEAL (1 STL)OKC 106:43Westbrook 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)OKC 126:36Anderson Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)OKC 126:17Durant Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)OKC 126:00Perkins S.FOUL (P1.T1)OKC 126:00MISS Howard Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 126:00Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)OKC 125:49Westbrook 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS)OKC 145:31Howard 1' Dunk (7 PTS) (Turkoglu 1 AST)OKC 145:01MISS Durant 25' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 144:48Ibaka 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)OKC 164:31Perkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)OKC 164:23Durant 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Westbrook 3 AST)OKC 184:09MISS Nelson 2' Driving LayupOKC 184:08Perkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)OKC 183:52Turkoglu P.FOUL (P1.T1)OKC 183:40Durant Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)OKC 183:09MISS Westbrook 18' Pullup Jump ShotOKC 183:07Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 182:58MISS Nelson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotOKC 182:58Perkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)OKC 182:39MISS Harden 24' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 182:38Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 182:29MISS Westbrook 12' Floating Jump ShotOKC 182:20Turkoglu 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Nelson 2 AST)OKC 181:44MISS Howard 5' Jump Hook ShotOKC 181:44Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 181:36MISS Westbrook 19' Running Jump ShotOKC 180:47MISS Jackson 25' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 180:47Mohammed REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 180:36Harden 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)OKC 200:13Jackson Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)OKC 20The Thunder edged the Magic 105-102 on the road.
Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 38 points, while Dwight Howard led the Magic with 33 points and 9 rebounds.
The Thunder took the lead for good with 3:56 left in Q4. The Thunder led by as many as 7 points. The lead changed hands 4 times and the score was tied 8 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
