The Oklahoma City Thunder (25 - 24) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans (26 - 23) 102 - 91 on Wednesday at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The Thunder shot much better than the Pelicans in this game, going 53 percent from the field and 33 percent from the three - point line, while the Pelicans went just 39 percent from the floor and a meager 28 percent from beyond the arc. While the Thunder were down 57 - 51 at half, they had a huge second half where they out - scored the Pelicans 51 - 34, allowing them to steal a victory over the Pelicans. It was a big win, as they will be fighting against the Pelicans to secure one of the last spots in the Western Conference playoffs moving forward. With Kevin Durant still sitting out with a toe injury, Russell Westbrook again took it on himself to do the bulk of the work offensively for the Thunder. Westbrook went 18 - for - 31 from the field and 2 - for - 6 from the three - point line to score a game - high of 45 points, while also adding six rebounds and six assists. It was his second 40 - point outing in his last four games, a stretch where he's averaging 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game. Serge Ibaka had a big game defensively, as he posted seven blocks, to go along with 13 points (6 - 9 FG, 1 - 2 3Pt) and six rebounds. Over his last two games, he's combined for 29 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks. Dion Waiters was in the starting lineup again with Durant out. He finished with 12 points (6 - 14 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 0 - 2 FT), six rebounds and two steals in 33 minutes. The only other Thunder player to reach double figures was Anthony Morrow, who had 14 points (6 - 11 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt) and four rebounds off the bench. The Pelicans got most of their production from Anthony Davis, who posted 23 points (9 - 21 FG, 5 - 6 FT) and eight rebounds in 39 minutes. He's continued to stay dominant over his last four games, averaging 27 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks over that stretch. Giving Davis the most help was Ryan Anderson, who came off the bench to score 19 points (7 - 17 FG, 3 - 8 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT), to go along with five rebounds and two steals in 28 minutes. He's been the most reliable player off the bench for the Pelicans this season, so it was good to see him have another positive showing Wednesday. Despite shooting quite poorly, Tyreke Evans came close to a triple - double, finishing with 11 points (5 - 20 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt), seven rebounds and seven assists. Quincy Pondexter reached double figures as well and posted 10 points (4 - 8 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt) and seven rebounds off the bench. These two teams will play each other again on Friday in Oklahoma.
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