OKLAHOMA CITY, March 10 (UPI) -- James Harden came off the bench to score a career-best 33 points Saturday in pushing the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 122-95 blasting of Charlotte.
The Thunder improved the NBA's best home record to 18-2 against the league's worst team. Charlotte has won only five times in 39 games this season.
Harden made 11-of-16 shots from the field, four of them coming from 3-point range. Kevin Durant added 26 points and Russell Westbrook had 23.
Oklahoma City bounced back from Friday's loss to Cleveland to win for the third time in four games.
D.J. Augustin had 22 points for the Bobcats and Corey Maggette scored 21.
The Thunder blitzed Charlotte with a 63 percent shooting performance. Durant and Westbrook combined to make 18 of their 26 field goal attempts.
