Phoenix at Oklahoma City

[Real Deal]

TIME: 8:00 PM ET

TV: NBALP

[Built Ford Tough]

OKLAHOMA CITY -- No matter how big the deficit, Kevin Durant always believes the Oklahoma City Thunder can come back.

 

It's no wonder, considering the fantastic foursome leading the way.

 

Russell Westbrook scored 31 points, James Harden added a career-high 30 off the bench and the Thunder roared back for a 115-104 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.

 

Durant also chipped in 30 points and Serge Ibaka contributed 18 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as Oklahoma City won its 14th straight at home despite trailing by 16 late in the third quarter.

 

Even that deficit wasn't daunting for Durant.

 

"We never think that way, especially at home. I always think that we can come back," he said.

 

In its previous largest home deficit of the season, Oklahoma City stormed back from 14 points down against Denver on Feb. 19 and became the first team in NBA history with a 50-point scorer (Durant), 40-point scorer (Westbrook) and a third player with a triple-double (Ibaka).

 

This time, Harden got in on the action to give the franchise its first trio of 30-point scorers since Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis and Xavier McDaniel did it in 1988.

 

Down the stretch, Durant was pumping his fist and Westbrook was celebrating each 3-pointer as the Thunder reveled in the comeback.

 

"I think we play better when we play with emotion on the defensive end, and I think they did that. This team, they leave everything on the floor," coach Scott Brooks said.

 

"It's not always to perfection but they try. They try. Sometimes it takes a while for it to kick in."

 

Marcin Gortat had a career-best 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead Phoenix, which built the largest lead for an opponent this season inside Chesapeake Energy Arena only to watch it disintegrate in an instant.

 

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