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Thunder impressive in win over Lakers

| March 27, 2010 9:00 PM

Kevin Durant scored 26 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped the visiting Los Angeles Lakers' seven-game winning streak with a resounding 91-75 victory Friday on a turnover-filled night for Kobe Bryant.

Bryant turned it over eight times as Oklahoma City built a 19-point lead by halftime, then proceeded to hold the Lakers to their lowest-scoring output of the season.

Spurs 102, Cavaliers 97: Manu Ginobili scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to help host San Antonio beat Cleveland.

Heat 87, Bucks 74: Dwyane Wade had 30 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, leading Miami at Milwaukee.

Nuggets 97, Raptors 96: Carmelo Anthony buried an 18-foot fadeaway at the buzzer to rally Denver at Toronto.

76ers 105, Hawks 98: Andre Iguodala had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Jason Kapono and Elton Brand each added 14 points, and host Philadelphia won consecutive games for the first time in more than six weeks with a victory over Atlanta.

Pacers 122, Jazz 106: At Indianapolis, Danny Granger scored 18 of his career-high 44 points in the fourth quarter to help Indiana beat Utah.

Magic 106, Timberwolves 97: Dwight Howard had 24 points and 19 rebounds and Orlando handed visiting Minnesota its 15th straight loss.

Suns 132, Knicks 96: Leandro Barbosa and Amare Stoudemire scored 18 points apiece, leading host Phoenix past New York.

Bobcats 107, Wizards 96: Gerald Wallace scored 23 points, and Charlotte sent visiting Washington to a franchise-record 14th consecutive loss.

Celtics 94, Kings 86: Rajon Rondo had a career-high 18 assists, Paul Pierce scored 22 points and Boston won for the sixth time in seven games with a victory over visiting Sacramento.

Nets 115, Pistons 107: At East Rutherford, N.J., Brook Lopez had a career-high 37 points, Yi Jianlian had a career-best 31 and New Jersey won two consecutive games for the first time this season with a victory over Detroit.