Tracy McGrady's dazzling debut was just about everything the New York Knicks could have hoped for. It just wasn't enough to stop Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Durant scored 36 points and made the go-ahead jumper with 16 seconds left in overtime, and the Thunder beat New York 121-118 Saturday night for its eighth straight victory.
"We knew there was going to be a lot of energy in the building with Tracy McGrady coming in," Durant said. "He played phenomenal. He's back. He played well, but I'll take the win."
McGrady scored 26 points in his first game since the Knicks acquired him Thursday at the trade deadline. But he was on the bench for almost all of overtime, perhaps exhausted after playing 32 minutes in his first action since December.
"He kind of ran out gas towards the end," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said. "Not having played all year, a couple of years almost, 26 points, kind of not bad."
Durant also hit the tying 3-pointer with 6 seconds left in regulation of his 27th consecutive game with at least 25 points, the longest streak since Allen Iverson also did it in 27 in a row from Jan. 12-March 9, 2001.
The last longer streak was by Michael Jordan in 40 straight in the 1986-87 season.
The Thunder's Russell Westbrook finished with 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Hayward native Eddie House, also acquired at the trade deadline, scored a season-high 24 points for the Knicks. Read More
source: mercurynews.com
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