Stuckey scores season-high 31 in loss
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (AP) -- Kevin Durant scored 27 points, and a pair of rookies led Oklahoma City on a key run in the fourth quarter as the Thunder snapped a three-game losing streak with a 109-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.
Rookie James Harden scored Oklahoma City's first seven points of the fourth quarter to help the Thunder stretch their lead, and Nick Collison's tip-in pushed the advantage to 86-77.
After Charlie Villanueva scored the next five points for Detroit, Harden and fellow rookie Serge Ibaka combined on a 9-0 run to give Oklahoma City its largest lead of the night, 95-82.
Harden hit a 3-pointer and then assisted on back-to-back baskets by Ibaka.
Harden finished with 14 points and eight assists and Ibaka scored a career-high 12.
Rodney Stuckey had a season-high 31 points to lead Detroit.
(Copyright ©2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
