Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant had one of the best shooting nights of his career while piling up 43 points to lead his Thunder past the New Orleans Hornets 104-93. Durant also pulled down 10 rebounds. Only two of his teammates joined him in double figures. Jeff Green had 12 and Russell Westbrook added 10 points and eight assists. David West led the Hornets with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Chris Paul added 15 points and five assists. The Hornets have now lost three of their last four. The Thunder have won three of their last four.
"It seemed like we couldn't defend anyone but then again Durant just had one of those nights. I thought a couple of our guys started hanging their heads when he hit some of those shots."--Hornets coach Monty Williams
Durant scored 43 points on 14-for-19 shooting, including 5-for-7 on 3-pointers
Elswhere, Derrick Rose had 32 helping the Bulls overcome a big game from Griffin and its Clippers. Dallas beat the Knicks while the Pacers stayed perfect under new coach Vogel with a victory over Cleveland, its 22nd in a row.