Durant's shot lifts Thunder past Warriors 119-116

By Antonio Gonzalez

Associated Press

Published: Tuesday, Feb. 7 2012 11:25 p.m. MST

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) drives in front of Golden State Warriors center Andris Biedrins, left, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

Paul Sakuma, Associated Press

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Summary

Kevin Durant hit a go-ahead bank shot with 14.2 seconds remaining, and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder overcame career performances by Monta Ellis and David Lee to beat the Golden State Warriors 119-116 on Tuesday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant hit a go-ahead bank shot with 14.2 seconds remaining, and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder overcame career performances by Monta Ellis and David Lee to beat the Golden State Warriors 119-116 on Tuesday night.

Durant finished with 33 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Russell Westbrook added 31 points and seven rebounds to give Oklahoma City its fourth win in five games. After rallying for a thrilling overtime victory at Portland a night earlier, the Thunder had to sweat out another frantic finish.

Ellis scored a career-high 48 points, and Lee had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his second career triple-double. Ellis and Brandon Rush both missed 3-pointers in the closing seconds to tie or take the lead.

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