Thunder holds off Warriors 115-114 in overtime

�He threw it to my hand and I just stood there and watched. … I apologized to Daequan. I won't put him in that position again.”

Amazingly, the Thunder never let the sequence, or a few additional big buckets by the Warriors in overtime, break its back.

Durant started the extra session with a 3-pointer from the top of the key. David Lee then tied the game with a three-point play before putting the Warriors up two after another three-point play opportunity. He missed the foul shot. Durant later pulled the rip move on Lee beyond the arc and made all three foul shots to put OKC back up, 112-111 with 1:31 left.

Ellis, who was just 9-for-30 from the field, responded with another 3 that gave Golden State a 114-112 lead. But Durant hit a pull-up jumper that tied it, and Russell Westbrook delivered the final margin when he split two free throws. Ellis missed a potential game-winning 18-footer at the buzzer.

The Thunder moved to 8-1 in overtime and, with nine games remaining, can match last season's win total with a victory Wednesday night at Phoenix.

“It was an ugly win, but we'll take it,” Westbrook said.

The scare supplied yet another chance for the Thunder to demonstrate it can close out opponents in a tight contest. Tuesday's victory was the sixth by a single digit this season.

“We're maturing as a group,” Durant said. “We're a resilient team and we've been through a lot.”

Tuesday's box score