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Recap: Lakers at Thunder

The Oklahoman's Darnell Mayberry, John Rohde and Anthony Slater provided live coverage of the Thunder-Lakers game in Oklahoma City via Twitter. Here's a recap of the Thunder's 114-108 victory.

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@DarnellMayberry 9:12 p.m. After one, the Lakers lead the Thunder 27-26. Russell Westbrook leads all scorers with 13. He's made three of four 3-pointers.

@anthonyVslater 9:14 p.m. Russell Westbrook's season-high is four threes. He went 3-4 from deep in the first quarter, 13 points overall.

@RohdeOK 9:14 p.m. Dwight Howard altered Thunder's shot selection in first quarter. OKC was 4/5 on 3-pointers and 6/19 on 2-pointers.

@anthonyVslater 9:15 p.m. Dwight Howard had 10 rebounds in the first quarter. Kendrick Perkins doesn't have 10 in a game this year.

@RohdeOK 9:15 p.m. After one quarter, Dwight Howard on pace for 32 points, 40 rebounds, eight assists and 16 for 20 from the free-throw line.

@RohdeOK 9:16 p.m. Even with no Pau Gasol, Thunder getting pounded on boards. Lakers lead 19-9 in rebounds and 10-2 in second-chance points.

@RohdeOK 9:30 p.m. Weak Lakers bench did its part as Kobe, Howard and MWP return and LA only down one.

@DarnellMayberry 9:36 p.m. Dwight Howard looks scared with his back to the basket. I mean like literally fearful of what might happen.

@anthonyVslater 9:39 p.m. Lakers defense has no answer for the Thunder stars. KD with 18, Westbrook with 16. OKC up 54-45 with 3:40 left in the 1st half.

@anthonyVslater 9:45 p.m. Russell Westbrook red-hot from the outside tonight: 9-14 shooting for 23 points in the first half, including a season-high four threes.

@DarnellMayberry 9:46 p.m. I predicted Thunder 105, Lakers 94 before the game...let's see how close I get tonight.

@RohdeOK 9:46 p.m. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant have 41 of OKC's 63 points; 24 of 27 this period alone.

@anthonyVslater 9:47 p.m. Oh, so this is what happens when Russell Westbrook plays a team with Chris Duhon as the only available point guard.

@RohdeOK 9:48 p.m. Westbrook at it again. 27 points -- 5/6 on 3FG; 5/9 on 2FG. Already a career high for 3s.

@anthonyVslater 9:49 p.m. Thunder up 67-53 on the Lakers at halftime. Westbrook with 27 (on 10-16 shooting) and five assists. KD with 18.

@DarnellMayberry 9:49 p.m. Westbrook has hit a career-high five 3-pointers tonight and has a game-high 27 points at halftime. He had previously hit four 3s four times.

@DarnellMayberry 9:50 p.m. At halftime, the Thunder leads the Lakers 67-53.

@RohdeOK 9:50 p.m. Russell Westbrook can't help but smile while exiting the court -- 27 points and Thunder leads Lakers 67-53 at the half.

@anthonyVslater 9:51 p.m. KD and Westbrook combined in the first half: 15-24 shooting for 45 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and ZERO turnovers. Great basketball.

@DarnellMayberry 9:58 p.m. Westbrook's career high in points is 45. He's got 27 at halftime.

@DarnellMayberry 10:01 p.m. RT @kobeowns @DarnellMayberry Was that against the Lakers? (No. Minnesota last season.)

@DarnellMayberry 10:07 p.m. The last Thunder franchise player to score 27+ points in the first half was Gary Payton vs. Washington on 2/15/2000 (29 pts).

@DarnellMayberry 10:25 p.m. As great as Russell Westbrook's been tonight, Kevin Durant has one more point on seven fewer shot attempts. Story of KD's season

@anthonyVslater 10:25 p.m. A quiet 21 points for Kobe Bryant tonight. Just not enough firepower around him to keep up with OKC's offensive juggernaut.

@RohdeOK 10:29 p.m. A quick reminder: This Thunder-Lakers game ain't over until Kobe Bryant says it's over. #blackmamba is so much better in person.

@DarnellMayberry 10:34 p.m. Thunder 89, Lakers 75 after three quarters. Durant has 28 points. Westbrook has 27 points. Kobe has 26 points. Howard has 17 and 14.

@anthonyVslater 10:34 p.m. Thunder up 89-75 on the Lakers after three quarters. KD and Westbrook have combined for 55 points and only one turnover.

@anthonyVslater 10:37 p.m. Great stat RT @ESPNChrisPalmer 30-point games in 1st 5 years: Durant 129, Kobe 42

@RohdeOK 10:37 p.m. Westbrook 0 for 6 from field and zero points in third quarter, but Thunder still managed to play to a 22-22 draw.

@DarnellMayberry 10:51 p.m. OKC in the bonus w/ 8:07 left. Long as OKC doesn't go to the old Kevin Durant "Stretch Armstrong" play this game should be in the bag.

@RohdeOK 10:52 p.m. The league's best free-throw shooting team already is in the bonus with 8:07 left in the game against the Lakers, #toughclimbing

@DarnellMayberry 10:53 p.m. Thunder extends its lead to 100-81 with 7:40 left to play. OKC has now scored at least 100 points in 11 straight games.

@anthonyVslater 10:54 p.m. Dwight Howard has six turnovers. The Thunder's starting lineup only has four.

@RohdeOK 10:57 p.m. Russell Westbrook in a nutshell: 10/16 FG; 5/7 3FG; 2/2 FT; 27 pts in first half -- 1/8 FG; 0/1 3FG; 0/2 FT; 2 pts since.

@RohdeOK 10:59 p.m. Thunder keeping Lakers' hopes alive, allowing 6-0 run in one minute. 100-87 (6:26)

@anthonyVslater 11:07 p.m. Ron Artest continuing to make friends in Oklahoma City. Metta World Peace for all.

@RohdeOK 11:19 p.m. Perk's not guarding Duhon (8 pts), Westbrook is. RT @gspencerokc @RohdeOK It was 19 when Perk checked in. 13 less than 2 minutes later.

@anthonyVslater 11:19 p.m. Thunder 114, Lakers 108. Final. OKC moves to 16-4 this season, on a season-high seven game win streak. Indiana in town Sunday.

@anthonyVslater 11:20 p.m. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combine for 69 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 turnovers. That'll win you a lot of games.

@DarnellMayberry 11:20 p.m. Final score: Thunder 114, Lakers 108. OKC moves to 16-4 after its sixth straight victory. Lakers fall to 9-11.

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