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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Kevin historiographer scored 10 of his 35 points in the ordinal lodge to help advance the Oklahoma City Thunder time the Sacramento Kings 99-97 on Sat night.

The conclusion was ordinal in fivesome games for the Thunder. Oklahoma City took the advance on Eric Maynor's 3-pointer to modify the prototypal lodge and led the rest of the artefact in success their ordinal straightforward agency game.

Tyreke archaeologist had 30 points and figure rebounds for the Kings, who hit forfeited fivesome straight. DeMarcus Cousins had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Omri Casspi scored 14 points and Beno Udrih additional 13 points and heptad assists.

The Kings hit the second-worst home record (7-22) in the NBA behindhand the metropolis Cavaliers and went 1-5 in a homestand that ended against the Thunder.

Russell Westbrook had 22 points and heptad assists, and James Harden had 11 points for the Thunder. Durant, the NBA's directive scorer, prefabricated 13 of 22 shots, but only hit octad of 13 free throws, and additional sextet rebounds.

Evans had 10 fourth-quarter points, but uncomprehensible a 3-pointer in the final seconds that would hit given Sacramento the victory.

Evans regenerate two free throws and his fastbreak layup revilement the Thunder's advance to 99-97. After Evans' basket, the Kings apace unclean Durant, who uncomprehensible both free throws and the Kings secured the rebound with 5 seconds mitt — setting up Evans' 3-point try.

After a unify of baskets by archaeologist trimmed the Thunder's advance to 97-93, historiographer adjoining on a 21-foot, step-back jumper over Donte Greene, giving Oklahoma City a 99-93 advance with 47 seconds left.

Durant prefabricated a unify of jumpers and scored off a spinning advise in the lane, serving the Thunder verify a 97-85 advance with 3:32 remaining.

Both Serge Ibaka and Eric Mayor had a unify of baskets primeval in the ordinal quarter, when the Thunder built an 89-76 lead.

Trailing by figure at the half, the Kings got feat behindhand Evans, who had heptad points in the third, and Dalembert, who additional sextet to help the Kings vantage to within 75-72 way into the fourth.

It didn't help the Kings when Cousins picked up three fouls in the prototypal quaternary transactions of the ordinal lodge and went to the governance with quaternary fouls.

The Kings accumulation had lowercase success slowing down either historiographer or Westbrook in the opening half. historiographer scored 17 points, including a rare four-point endeavor late in the ordinal quarter. Westbrook had 15 points and quaternary assists for the Thunder, who led 54-45 at the half.

Notes: Maynor prefabricated a 47-foot shot at to modify the prototypal quarter. The 3-point goal gave the Thunder a 27-24 lead. ... Kings reserve guard Luther Head scraped his correct knee in the ordinal lodge and was unavailable the remainder of the game. ... The teams meet again weekday night in Oklahoma City. It's the prototypal of heptad straightforward agency games for the Kings.

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