The Thunder take the win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. That makes the 7th win in a row for the OKC Thunder, even though this game was on the road. Serge Ibaka came out in the first quarter and made all 11 of the Thunder's points. It was one of the best quarters I have seen Ibaka play in quite some time.
This game was extremely fast paced throughout its entirety. Both teams were looking to run in transition, and that's exactly how it was. Kevin Durant picked his times to shine carefully. It almost looks like Durant can just turn on or off whenever he wants to, like a light switch. He finished the game with 30 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook came close to a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.
The Nuggets were outscored in every quarter, but their presence was felt in the paint. The OKC Thunder rookie Steven Adams gave the Denver Nuggets' Jordan Hamilton a bump on the hip after the Thunder grabbed a rebound, and in retaliation, Hamilton swung his arm lightly at the rookie but ended up getting ejected. This may have caused the outcome of the game to change, but prior to that the Thunder had still outscored the Nuggets in every quarter.
OKC finishes this one 105-93 expanding their record to 20-4, and still the only undefeated home team in the NBA. Hopefully their winning streak at home will stretch all the way to the playoffs, but only time will tell.
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