Thunder snap Nuggets' win streak, 117-97

A shootout between two of the NBA's hottest and highest scoring teams never materialized as the Oklahoma City Thunder jumped on the Denver Nuggets early and never let up in rolling to a 117-97 blowout win.

The Thunder (31-8) led by as many as 28 and were powered by hot shooting nights from Russell Westbrook 32 points (12-for-20), Kevin Durant 20 (7-for-12) and Kevin Martin 16 (6-for-8).

Denver (24-17) was playing the second night of a back-to-back and looked like it. The Nuggets seemed a step or two slow from the opening tip. They were led by 16 points from Kosta Koufos on 6-for-6 shooting, he also grabbed nine rebounds. JaVale McGee came off the bench to add 15 points, Andre Iguodala dropped in 12 but was just 4-for-10 shooting. Danilo Gallinari had an even worse night (3-for-10) and scored 11 points.

Thunder forward Serge Ibaka was back in the starting lineup after missing two games with a bruised chest. Ibaka scored only five points but he also blocked five shots and grabbed five rebounds. Both coaches emptied their benches in the fourth quarter and no starters for either team played in the final 12 minutes.

The Thunder win snapped a six game Nuggets winning streak and OKC has now won six in a row and 10 of the last 12.