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NBA: Oklahoma City 98, Charlotte 91

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant scored 30 points and Russell Westbrook had 22 for Oklahoma City in the Thunder's 98-91 win over Charlotte Saturday.

Nenad Krstic added 13 points and 10 rebounds in Oklahoma City's second consecutive win.

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Charlotte got 24 points from Stephen Jackson and 16 from Nazr Mohammed.

Oklahoma City went on a 13-2 run at the start of the second quarter that was capped by 3-pointers by Durant and Eric Maynor.

The Thunder led 53-50 at halftime, then took control by scoring the first nine points of the third quarter.

Charlotte cut the deficit to 95-91 with 1:38 to play in the game. But Durant converted a Bobcats turnover into a slam dunk with less than a minute to play.

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