NBA roundup: Thunder rains down on ailing Nuggets

OKLAHOMA CITY — Already scoring with more consistency than any NBA player ever has at his age, Kevin Durant believes his first trip to the All-Star game is only the beginning.

Durant scored 30 points to continue a monthlong tear and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped Denver's nine-game winning streak with a 101-84 victory Friday night, limiting the Nuggets to their lowest scoring output of the season.

Durant, who leads the NBA in scoring since Christmas and is third overall behind Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James, had at least 25 points for the 20th straight game. At 21, he's the youngest player ever to accomplish that feat.

"I've been fortunate enough to be around him and watch him progress from his rookie year, where he was trying to find his way and was pretty inefficient," said teammate Nick Collison, who scored 10 points. "Now, his efficiency and the way he scores, very few guys in the world can play like that."

Durant, who was averaging 31.9 points over his previous 17 games, was picked as a reserve for the West All-Stars on Thursday night.

HAWKS 100, CELTICS 91: At Atlanta, Joe Johnson scored 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Atlanta Hawks beat Boston 100-91 on Friday night to complete their first season sweep of the Celtics in 11 years. Jamal Crawford had 28 points as the Hawks recovered after Boston cut a 14-point deficit to one in the third quarter. The Hawks (30-15) completed the four-game sweep of the regular-season series to move one-half game ahead of Boston (29-15) for second place in the Eastern Conference.

CAVALIERS 94, PACERS 73: At Indianapolis, LeBron James finished with 22 points, a season-high 13 assists and nine rebounds, the third time in five games that he missed a triple-double by a single rebound. Shaquille O'Neal tied a season high with 22 points for the Cavaliers (37-11), who won their seventh straight and maintained the league's best record.

ROCKETS 104, TRAIL BLAZERS 100: At Houston, Aaron Brooks scored 33 points, Carl Landry added 21 and the Houston Rockets snapped a three-game losing streak at home with a 104-100 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Brooks reached 30 points for the fifth time this season, and Luis Scola and Trevor Ariza added 12 points apiece for the Rockets.