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NBA: Oklahoma City 105, Orlando 102

ORLANDO, Fla., March 1 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 67 points Thursday and led a fourth-quarter rally that resulted in Oklahoma City's 105-102 win over Orlando.

Two free throws by Durant with 3:56 to play put the Thunder in front for good after they had trailed by as many as 14 points in the third period.

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The Oklahoma City lead grew to six when Daequan Cook hit two foul shots with 11 seconds to go.

Ryan Anderson then hit a 3-pointer for the Magic to cut the deficit in half and Cook followed with two misses from the foul line. Orlando's Jason Richardson misfired on his 3-point attempt at the buzzer, leaving Oklahoma City with its seventh consecutive win.

The last three victories have come on the road and the Thunder will wrap up a four-game trip in Atlanta Saturday before returning home for five straight contests.

Oklahoma City has lost only one home game all season and has the best record in the NBA at 29-7.

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Durant scored 38 points and Westbrook pitched in 10 assists to go with his 29 points. The two Oklahoma City stars teamed to make 23-of-42 from the field and 16-of-19 from the line.

Dwight Howard had 33 points and nine rebounds for Orlando. It was only the third time in 20 games Howard that did not reach double digits in rebounding.

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