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NBA Recap: Oklahoma City Thunder Beat Milwaukee Bucks, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook Score Combined 47 Points

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(Photo : gettyimages.com) Durant scored 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Russell Westbrook registered his 10th triple-double of the season to lead the Thunder to their first victory in the month of March.

Oklahoma City Thunder's fearsome duo Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook delivered the goods to give host Milwaukee Bucks their 12th loss at home this season with a 104-96 victory at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Sunday.

Durant scored 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Russell Westbrook registered his 10th triple-double of the season to lead the Thunder to their first victory in the month of March.

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"We had a couple of lulls in the game here and there, but for the most part we were solid all night. They didn't get nothing easy," Durant, who shot 6 for 14 from the field and hit 4 of 9 from the three-point range, said.

Westbrook, the league's second leading player in assists, finished with 15 points, 10 boards and 11 assists for the Thunder, who had 21 turnovers during the game and almost blew a 21-point third quarter lead.

Oklahoma City established a big 20-point lead early in the opening quarter 32-12 and capped the first half with 64-48 lead. In the third quarter, the Thunder extended the margin to 21 points 79-58 with less than six minutes remaining. However, the Buck made a 21-5 run to narrow the gap to 84-79 ending the third period of the match.

During the early minutes of the fourth quarter, Milwaukee trimmed down Thunder's lead to just a basket 84-82 with a trey made by Middleton. The Oklahoma City team was able to regroup and regained the momentum as they made a 16-4 run to make it 100-86 with 3:29 left to play.

The Bucks did not give up the fight easily and fired an 8-0 run to make it 100-94 - with just 21.9 ticks to go in the final period.

Starting forwards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker led the Bucks with 26 points apiece, with Antetokounmpo grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists for a triple game production, along with 3 steals and 4 blocked shots in 42:26 minutes.

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