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Posted at 5:03 p.m., Wednesday, December 31, 2008

NBA: Thunder top Warriors for 4th victory of the season

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Jeff Green scored 26 points, Kevin Durant added 25 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 107-100 on Wednesday night for just their fourth victory of the season.

Green scored 18 in the second half for the Thunder, who got 23 points from reserve Chris Wilcox. Durant recorded his fifth double-double of the season, adding 10 rebounds and six assists.

Golden State shot 54 percent from the field in the opening half, but failed to make a field goal in the first five minutes of the third quarter, allowing Oklahoma City to take control of the game. Kelenna Azibuike came off the bench to score a season-high 24 points for the Warriors.