Monday, March 11, 2013

Thunder grind out 91-79 win over Celtics

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, with ball, is fouled by Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce (34) as he shoots among Pierce, forward Kevin Garnett (5) and forward Jeff Green (8) in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, with ball, is fouled by Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce (34) as he shoots among Pierce, forward Kevin Garnett (5) and forward Jeff Green (8) in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots in front of Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce (34) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce (34) shoots as Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins (5) defends in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

(AP) ? Kevin Durant had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Russell Westbrook scored 15 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Boston Celtics 91-79 on Sunday to stretch their winning streak to five games.

The Thunder limited Boston to 25 percent shooting in the second half after the Celtics shot 51 percent in the first. Oklahoma City used an 11-2 run at the start of the fourth quarter to close it out.

The Celtics had pulled within 68-65 after three quarters before going without a basket for the first 5 minutes of the fourth, and they never could recover.

Paul Pierce had 20 points to lead Boston, which had its own run of five straight wins broken. Kevin Garnett chipped in 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/347875155d53465d95cec892aeb06419/Article_2013-03-10-BKN-Celtics-Thunder/id-94dea20fad9f48a2a0b4f66037c87ab1

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