Thunder 139, Magic 136 (2OT)
ORLANDO -- All-Star Russell Westbrook scored 48 points and co-star Kevin Durant had 43 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a stirring 139-136 double-overtime victory over the Orlando Magic Friday night.
The Thunder (2-0) erased an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter, then led through most of both overtimes.
The Magic were led by forward Tobias Harris with 30 points and center Nikola Vucevic with 26 points. Guard Victor Oladipo had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
Oladipo sent the game into a second overtime at 126 by hitting a 3-pointer as time expired, spoiling a brilliant first overtime by Westbrook, who had scored all nine points for the Thunder.
Westbrook sent the game into a first overtime at 117 by hitting a 35-foot desperation bank shot with seven-tenths of a second remaining. Oladipo had given the Magic a 117-114 lead by hitting a 3-pointer with 3.9 remaining in regulation.
Durant had tied the game at 114 with a 3-point shot. The Magic had led the entire game and opened the fourth quarter with an 18-point lead.
Magic forward Evan Fournier had 22 points. Forward Aaron Gordon had 15 points.
Serge Ibaka had eight points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder. Reserve forward Enes Kanter had 10 points, including nine in the final period when he sparked a late Thunder rally. Reserve guard D.J. Augustin had 12 points.
The Thunder were hurt by 21 turnovers in regulation.
The Thunder closed to 104-98 after five consecutive points from Durant. Durant and Westbrook scored back-to-back baskets midway in the final period that cut the Magic lead to eight.
The Magic led 93-75 going into the final period. Fournier scored 11 points in the third period. The Thunder had cut the deficit to six points early in the quarter, but the Magic rallied with a 12-0 run that included a pair of 3-pointers from Fournier. He also finished the period with back-to-back baskets.
The Magic led, 67-53, at halftime when Vucevic scored 18 points and hit all nine of his field-goal attempts. The Magic led by as many as 17 points late in the second quarter. They hit their first five shots and never trailed after Oladipo scored his first basket.
Oladipo and Harris also each had 13 points by halftime. Fournier completed a pair of 3-point plays early and had 10 by intermission.
Durant led everyone with 20 points in the first half, but his support was lacking on defense. The Thunder were sloppy early with 12 turnovers that became 18 Magic points. Westbrook made only two of his first 11 shots.
The Magic, who shot poorly in their opening loss Wednesday, hit 29 of 47 shots (61.7 percent) in the first 24 minutes.
NOTES: Thunder coach Billy Donovan, who made his NBA coaching debut Wednesday, said on Friday morning that he consulted Stan Van Gundy (Detroit), Rick Pitino (Louisville) and Rick Carlisle (Dallas) in the offseason to talk about making the transition from college. ... Donovan actually was named Orlando Magic coach on June 1, 2007, but changed his mind a few days later and returned to the University of Florida before holding a single practice. The Magic then hired Van Gundy. Donovan said he expected about 30 friends and family to be at the game Friday. ... The Thunder came into Friday night having beaten the Magic seven of the last eight games. ... First-year Magic coach Scott Skiles said Friday before the game that he wanted a faster pace than his team played in Wednesday's opener. In that loss Wednesday to the Wizards, the Magic took 100 shots, the most in a non-overtime game for the Magic in 10 years. ... Thunder rookie G Cameron Payne, the No. 14 pick of the draft, remains on the inactive list despite being healthy.