The Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 104-93 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Darnell Mayberry, John Rohde, Jenni Carlson and Anthony Slater provided live coverage via Twitter.
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@RohdeOK6:23 p.m.Thunder will be hard-pressed for 12th straight 100-point game tonight. Physical Pacers slow the game down to a crawl.
@DarnellMayberry6:23 p.m.David West is giving Ibaka all kinds of trouble, on the block, at the elbow. Doesn't matter. He's got 10 points on 5 of 7 shooting.
@anthonyVslater6:23 p.m.David West schooling Serge Ibaka early. Already has 10 points (on 5-7 shooting). Pacers up 16-12.
@DarnellMayberry6:25 p.m.And Nick Collison takes over on West and immediately crowds him and relies on ball denial.
@JenniCarlson_OK6:25 p.m.David West is having himself a quarter. Already has 10 points for Indiana. #Thunder
@JenniCarlson_OK6:27 p.m.With 2:48 left in the first quarter, the Pacers lead the #Thunder 18-15. Durant leads OKC scorers with five points.
@DarnellMayberry6:30 p.m.Eric Maynor checks in for Russell Westbrook, which tells us there's still rope left after 20 games.
@JenniCarlson_OK6:30 p.m.#Thunder sleepwalking a bit defensively, but still down only two points.
@RohdeOK6:33 p.m.Kevin Martin to the rescue for #Thunder. James who?
@JenniCarlson_OK6:33 p.m.Kevin Martin = on fire. 13 points in the quarter.
@JenniCarlson_OK6:34 p.m.And the #Thunder D has come to life, too. That's why OKC is up 25-22 at the end of the first quarter.
@anthonyVslater6:34 p.m.Kevin Martin had 13 points in the first quarter, the rest of the Thunder had 12. OKC up 25-22 on Indiana.
@JenniCarlson_OK6:34 p.m.Back to Kevin Martin. He's 4 of 4 from the floor, 2 of 2 from three. Only blemish is one missed free throw.
@DarnellMayberry6:35 p.m.After one, the Thunder leads Pacers 25-22. Kevin Martin comes off the bench and scores 13 points on 4-for-4 shooting in five minutes.
@RohdeOK6:36 p.m.Kevin Martin 4/4 FG, 2/2 3FG, 3/4 FT for 13 points in five minutes. If he plays 30 minutes tonight, he'll have 78 points on 24 shots.
@DarnellMayberry6:36 p.m.Who's going to match Psycho T's energy???
@anthonyVslater6:43 p.m.Thunder bench already has 24 points. Had 26 the entire game against the Lakers. Second unit really playing well.
@JenniCarlson_OK6:47 p.m.All of a sudden, the #Thunder is up double digits. 42-32 with 6:29 left in the second quarter.
@JenniCarlson_OK6:48 p.m.#Thunder is 6 of 9 in this quarter. The second unit, plus a couple starters, is playing well.
@JenniCarlson_OK6:52 p.m.All of a sudden, that double-digit #Thunder lead is gone. OKC up 45-39.
@JenniCarlson_OK6:55 p.m.A four-point play for Indiana. Bucket and a foul plus a Westbrook technical. Indiana on a 13-0 run.
@DarnellMayberry6:56 p.m.Pacers on a 13-0 run and have tied the game at 45-all with 3:13 left in the second quarter. Thunder struggling to score.
@JenniCarlson_OK6:56 p.m.We're all tied up here at The Peake, 45-45. #Thunder good play late in the first and early in the second has disappeared.
@anthonyVslater6:57 p.m.Kevin Martin has 20 points in 14 minutes. The Thunder starting lineup has 16 points in 65 minutes.
@DarnellMayberry6:57 p.m.OKC is either turning it over or taking it to the rim hard but looking for contact instead of just finishing. It's leading to bad shots.
@JenniCarlson_OK6:58 p.m.RT @anthonyVslater: Kevin Martin has 20 points in 14 minutes. The Thunder starting lineup has 16 points in 65 minutes.
@DarnellMayberry8:06 p.m.Remember in Chicago when Kevin Durant told Scott Brooks: "I'm there when you need me, right?" Seems sort of like we're seeing that about now
@JenniCarlson_OK8:08 p.m.Russell Westbrook with a monster block on Roy Hibbert, who got open in the lane. Then Russ sticks the J, and the #Thunder is up 100-91.
@JenniCarlson_OK8:09 p.m.Kevin Durant is doing everything, too. He's scored 10 of the #Thunder's last 14 points and assisted on two more.
@anthonyVslater8:14 p.m.That's 12 straight games of 100 or more points for the Thunder. And eight straight wins for the boys from OKC.
@anthonyVslater8:15 p.m.Final: Thunder 104, Pacers 93. KD with 27, Russell Westbrook with 21, Kevin Martin with 24.
@DarnellMayberry8:16 p.m.Final score: Thunder 104, Pacers 93. Kevin Durant, despite an off night, scores a game-high 27. Westbrook with 21, seven and six. K-Mart 24.
Pacers no match for Russell Westbrook and Kevin Martin
12/09/2012 Kevin Durant scored 27 points, Kevin Martin added 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 104-93 on Sunday night for their eighth straight win.