Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City`s Kevin Durant notched his 40th straight NBA game with 25 points or more on Friday, but it wasn`t enough to hold off the Houston Rockets.
Houston`s James Harden scored 39 points, grabbed nine rebounds and handed out seven assists to lead the Rockets to a 111-107 victory that secured their post-season berth.
Durant scored 28 points for the playoff-bound Thunder, matching Michael Jordan`s streak of 40 straight games of 25 points or more in the 1986-87 season.
Durant also pulled down 12 rebounds and passed out six assists, but he missed a potential game-tying three-pointer in the final minute.
The Thunder forward, who will certainly figure in Most Valuable Player voting, can surpass Jordan`s streak on Sunday, when the Thunder face Phoenix.
Durant last failed to score at least 25 points on January 5 against Boston, when he settled for 21 points.
His rare run has included a 54-point game against the Golden State Warriors on January 17, and over the course of the steak has averaged 36.3 points per game.
AFP
First Published: Saturday, April 5, 2014, 13:13
