Undermanned Oklahoma City Thunder stun Mavs 96-87

 
By JEFF LATZKE / AP Sports Writer | Modified: March 2, 2009 at 9:35 pm | Published: March 2, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Nenad Krstic scored a season-high 23 points, rookie Russell Westbrook added 17 as part of his first career triple double, and the undermanned Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 96-87 Monday night despite playing without their two leading scorers.

photo - Russell Westbrook (0) of Oklahoma City drives past Jose Barea (11) of Dallas in the second half of the NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, March 2, 2009. The Thunder won 96-87. BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN
Russell Westbrook (0) of Oklahoma City drives past Jose Barea (11) of Dallas in the second half of the NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, March 2, 2009. The Thunder won 96-87. BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN

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Kevin Durant (sprained ankle) and Jeff Green (back spasms) were both out, but the Thunder got Krstic's biggest scoring outing since December 2006. Westbrook had the franchise's first triple-double since an offseason move from Seattle with 10 points and 10 assists.

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas' charge back from a 23-point deficit, and his 3-pointer from the right wing got the Mavericks back within 88-84 with 4:13 to play.

Those were the last of his 28 points, and Dallas didn't score again for 4 minutes.




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