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| date | time | venue | competition | season |
| January 2, 2016 | 7:00 PM ET | Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC | NBA | 2016 |
Charlotte Hornets
| # | player | position | total points | total minutes |
| 2 |
Marvin Williams
|
Power Forward | 4 | 28 |
| 19 |
P.J. Hairston
|
Small Forward | 10 | 21 |
| 40 |
Cody Zeller
|
Center | 7 | 23 |
| 7 |
Jeremy Lin
|
Point Guard | 15 | 34 |
| 15 |
Kemba Walker
|
Point Guard | 32 | 36 |
| 50 |
Tyler Hansbrough
|
Power Forward | 4 | 15 |
| 44 |
F. Kaminsky III
|
Center | 6 | 33 |
| 22 |
Brian Roberts
|
Point Guard | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |
Aaron Harrison
|
Shooting Guard | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Jeremy Lamb
|
Shooting Guard | 9 | 25 |
| 30 |
Troy Daniels
|
Shooting Guard | 3 | 18 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| # | player | position | total points | total minutes |
| 9 |
Serge Ibaka
|
Power Forward | 14 | 31 |
| 35 | Kevin Durant | Small Forward | 29 | 35 |
| 12 |
Steven Adams
|
Center | 8 | 17 |
| 0 |
R. Westbrook
|
Point Guard | 16 | 31 |
| 21 |
Andre Roberson
|
Shooting Guard | 0 | 15 |
| 4 |
Nick Collison
|
Power Forward | 0 | 7 |
| 33 |
Mitch McGary
|
Power Forward | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |
Kyle Singler
|
Small Forward | 1 | 15 |
| 11 |
Enes Kanter
|
Center | 12 | 24 |
| 22 | Cameron Payne | Point Guard | 7 | 20 |
| 2 |
Anthony Morrow
|
Shooting Guard | 12 | 18 |
| 3 |
Dion Waiters
|
Shooting Guard | 10 | 25 |
Charlotte, N.C.
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook got a major boost from the Oklahoma City bench Saturday night.
Durant had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and Westbrook added 16 points for the Thunder in their 109-90 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
Oklahoma City held off Charlotte’s third-quarter rally in winning its fourth straight game — and 10th in a row against the Hornets dating to the 2010-2011 season.
I thought we got some really, really good and positive contributions from the bench,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. “I’ve always said it starts with Russell (Westbrook) and Kevin (Durant), and they do a great job of that. Our bench came in and kind of kept it going, which was good to see.
The Hornets are tied for the Eastern Conference lead and rank fifth-best in the NBA in bench scoring at 39.1 points per game. But on Saturday, it was Oklahoma City’s bench outscoring Charlotte’s reserves 42-22.
- Having a sense of awareness about the game.
- I believe a player with a strong mind has an advantage over any player, and if that player can put the rest together, they have the chance to become great.
- One quality that makes a basketball player great is passion because if you are passionate about the sport then you will go to any length to be successful.
Tip-ins
Thunder: Ibaka finished with 14 points. . Finished shooting 44.3 percent from the field (35 of 79) and 9 of 23 on 3-pointers. … Had a 53-34 rebounding advantage. . Also had a season-high 15 blocked shots, with four each by Durant and Ibaka.
Hornets: Had a season-low four turnovers, three of those occurring in the fourth quarter. . Also had a season-best seven blocked shots. . Shot just 34.5 percent from the field (29 of 84) and went 6 of 22 on 3-pointers.