National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma City 102, Chicago 72
When: 9:30 PM ET, Sunday, February 24, 2013
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: #18 Matt Boland, #77 Karl Lane, #15 Bennett Salvatore
Attendance: 18203
Thunder 102, Bulls 72: Russell Westbrook scored 23 points and Kevin Durant had 19 points and 16 rebounds as host Oklahoma City crushed Chicago.

Serge Ibaka added 17 points and 10 rebounds and the Thunder limited the Bulls to a season-worst 29.1 percent shooting from the field.

Luol Deng and Nate Robinson scored 13 points apiece for Chicago, which lost by its largest margin of the season. The Bulls have scored an average of 69.3 points in their last three defeats, which include 69 points against Boston on Feb. 13 and a season-low 67 against Miami on Feb. 21.

Oklahoma City led by eight points after one quarter and boosted the lead to 19 late in the second. Durant already had a double-double by the half with 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Thunder led 49-36.

Oklahoma City picked up the pace in the third quarter, shooting 65 percent from the field and stretching the lead to 80-54 entering the final stanza. The lead topped out at 32 points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Thunder improved to 25-4 at home. … Bulls F Taj Gibson had eight points on 2-for-11 shooting before leaving the game with a sprained left knee. … Oklahoma City was 24-of-27 from the free-throw line after making all 22 of its attempts two nights earlier against Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Oklahoma City
Luol Deng 13 Scoring Russell Westbrook 23
Nate Robinson 5 Assists Kevin Durant 6
Joakim Noah 9 Rebounds Kevin Durant 16
Nate Robinson 8 Free Throws Made Kevin Durant 6
Nate Robinson 3 Steals Nick Collison 2
Luol Deng 1 Blocks Serge Ibaka 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago 72 29.1 4-18 18-24 14 44 5 10 18
Oklahoma City 102 45.6 6-17 24-27 17 52 9 9 19
Upcoming Games
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Thunder have a W/L % of .707 after a win and .800 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Bulls have a W/L % of .424 after a win and .783 after a loss.