Durant blocks out boos as Warriors top Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 34 points while being booed throughout the game, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 111-107 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
Klay Thompson added 20 points for the Warriors, who evened the season series at two wins apiece despite guard Stephen Curry missing his sixth straight game with a left MCL sprain.
Russell Westbrook had 44 points and 16 rebounds, and Paul George added 20 points and eight rebounds for the Thunder.
Golden State led 107-103 when a steal by Westbrook led to a dunk by Corey Brewer with 20 seconds left. Quinn Cook made two free throws at the other end with 18 seconds to play.
Westbrook quickly scored a layup to make it 109-107, but Golden State’s Draymond Green went to the line with 10 seconds left and made two free throws to put the game out of reach.
At Miami, Hassan Whiteside’s tip-in with a minute left put Miami up for good, Josh Richardson blocked a potential go-ahead shot in the final seconds and the Heat clinched their 20th playoff spot in 30 seasons.
At Cleveland, Lebron James scored 27 points, the last coming on a sensational layup, and Cleveland gave Toronto another reminder of what could lie ahead in the playoffs.
At Houston, James Harden had 38 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, leading Houston past Washington. Harden just missed his fifth triple-double of the season.
At Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and had a key block with 53 seconds left, Khris Middleton added 20 points and Milwaukee held off short-handed Boston.
At Philadelphia, J.J. Redick scored 19 points and Ben Simmons had 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead Philadelphia to its 11th straight victory.
At Denver, Nikola Jokic scored 30 points, Jamal Murray hit a clutch 3-pointer late — his only one of the game — and Denver received a boost to its playoff hopes.
At Salt Lake City, Ricky Rubio scored 31 points on 10-of-15 shooting, added eight assists and six rebounds, and Utah won its third straight.
At Los Angeles, Tobias Harris scored 31 points and Los Angeles snapped a two-game losing streak. Deandre Jordan added 10 points and 17 rebounds for the Clippers.
At Dallas, Dennis Smith Jr. scored 18 points, including a highlight-reel dunk to help keep the lottery-bound Dallas ahead in a win over Portland.
At New York, Mario Hezonja scored 19 points, Jamel Artis added 16 off the bench, and Orlando snapped a three-game losing streak.
At Chicago, Lauri Markkanen scored 24 points and Sean Kilpatrick added 21 off the bench to lead Chicago to its third straight win.
At Phoenix, Josh Jackson scored 18 of his 28 points in the first half and Phoenix ended a franchise-record 15-game losing streak.
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