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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder can generate a lot of excitement as the NBA's highest-scoring team, but defense is still a matter of pride.

 

Durant scored 27 points, Kevin Martin added 24 and the Thunder clamped down in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers 104-93 on Sunday night for their eighth straight win.

 

It was a matchup of NBA's most potent offense and the league's stingiest defense -- but Oklahoma City also happens to be the second-best at making opponents miss.

 

The Pacers shot 60 percent in the first half before Thunder coach Scott Brooks delivered a message at halftime. His players responded by limiting Indiana to 33 percent after that.

 

"Defense is going to win games. You can score back and forth if you want to, but defending is what we do," Russell Westbrook said.

 

Westbrook had 21 points but more importantly came up with a big block against 7-foot-2 center Roy Hibbert -- 11 inches taller -- during a late 8-0 burst by the Thunder that put it away after the Pacers had pulled within three.

 

"Plays like that can change the whole momentum of the game," Westbrook said. "That was one of those plays."

 

David West led the way with 21 points for Indiana, which had all five starters score in double figures but still couldn't keep up.

 

The not-so-balanced Pacers came allowing an NBA-best 91.2 points per game but scoring a league-low 90.7.

 

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121209_IND@OKC

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