NBA: Oklahoma City 117, Houston 105

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City to an outstanding shooting effort Wednesday that pushed the Thunder to a 117-105 triumph over Houston.

Oklahoma City scored the final 10 points of the third period to take an 11-point advantage into the final quarter and the Thunder held on for their fourth straight win.

Durant scored 32 points, making 12-of-18 shots from the field. Oklahoma City shot 58 percent as a team and missed only once in 29 attempts from the foul line.

Jeff Green added 21 points and Russell Westbrook had 17.

Kevin Martin paced Houston with 22 points and Luis Scola had 18.