Nets 116, Thunder 106
Center Brook Lopez totaled a season-high 31 points and 10 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets never trailed in a 116-106 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Lopez rebounded from being held to eight points in Friday's ugly loss to the Utah Jazz and reached double figures for the 43rd time in 45 games. He shot 11 of 19 and also posted his 18th double-double as the Nets (12-33) snapped a five-game losing streak and won for the second time in their last 15 home games.
Lopez's biggest shot of the night came with 4:47 remaining in the fourth when he hit an off-balance fade-away jumper around center Enes Kanter. The shot put the Nets up 103-92 and Brooklyn never let the lead slip below eight the rest of the way.
Reserve forward Bojan Bogdanovic added 18 points for the Nets, who scored their most points in a regulation game and shot 48 percent. Forwards Thaddeus Young chipped in 14 and Joe Johnson contributed 13 as Brooklyn posted its second wire-to-wire win of the season.
Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 32 points on 11-of-22 shooting. It was his 10th game with at least 30 points and only the second time the Thunder lost one of Durant's 30-point showings.
Point guard Russell Westbrook added 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists but he shot 12 of 27 and it was not enough as the Thunder had a seven-game winning streak and lost for the seventh time in their last 33 games.
The Nets had numerous answers each time Oklahoma City cut into the lead. They saw an eight-point lead whittled to two on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Durant in the first quarter but took a 60-52 edge at halftime.
An 85-77 lead through three was sliced to 98-93 on a layup by Oklahoma City guard Dion Waiters with 6:17 remaining but Lopez and the rest of the Nets made enough plays down the stretch.
NOTES: Oklahoma City C Steven Adams (sprained right elbow) sat out a second straight game. The injury is not considered serious but he is unlikely to play Tuesday in New York and Wednesday in Minnesota. ... Sunday marked the second time the Nets faced Oklahoma City G Russell Westbrook in Brooklyn. Westbrook scored 25 points in the Thunder's six-point win at Barclays Center on Dec. 4, 2012, and then missed the next two meetings recovering from knee injuries. In the Thunder's two visits to Brooklyn without Westbrook, Reggie Jackson was the starting point guard. ... Although the Thunder and Nets are in the New York area through Tuesday, the game could not have been rescheduled for Monday since the New York Islanders are hosting the Detroit Red Wings.