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LOS ANGELES, USA – Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 69 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the second round of the NBA postseason with a 118-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.
The Thunder took the series in 5 games and will next face the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference matchup. Game one will be Saturday at San Antonio.
Durant scored 33 points on 11-of-24 shooting to go along with 7 rebounds. Steven Adams added 15 points and 10 boards in front of a crowd of 18,200 at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Westbrook racked up 36 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists Monday, shooting 13-for-23 from the floor.
Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks’ attack with 24 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Dwight Powell came off the bench to score 16 points and grab 9 rebounds. Justin Anderson added 14 points in the loss.
In Charlotte, Kemba Walker scored 11 straight points in a decisive fourth quarter run as the Charlotte Hornets leveled their Eastern Conference first round series with a 89-85 win over Miami on Monday.
Walker finished with 34 points as he rebounded from a 4-of-19 shooting performance in a game 3 victory by hitting 13-of-28 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line.
There were numerous momentum swings as Charlotte fell behind by 11 early but took control by outscoring the Heat 29-13 in the second quarter.
They led by as many as 18 in the third quarter before the Heat answered with a 17-1 spurt, and the game was destined to go to the final seconds from there.
The teams will head back to Miami tied 2-2 for game 5 on Wednesday, with a game six now set for Friday in Charlotte. The home team has won every game so far in the best-of-7 series. – Rappler.com
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