With Devin Harris in street clothes, Jordan Farmar, Brook Lopez and Anthony Morrow stepped up their games, but it was not enough as the Oklahoma City Thunder came out on top, 123-120 after three overtimes.
The Thunder were without their star, Kevin Durant, but got more than enough production from Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green, who went for 38 and 37, respectively.
Westbrook also had 15 rebounds and nine assists. He was the only Thunder player to attempt a shot in the third overtime, going 4-of-6 and scoring 13 points in that period.
Green hit 4-of-5 threes on the night and nailed three free throws at the end of the second overtime after he was fouled by Stephen Graham.
New Jersey was ahead by three at the time of Graham's foul, and it is unclear whether he was ordered to foul in an attempt to prevent Oklahoma City from putting up a three or just made a bad play.
Lopez, Farmar and Morrow combined for 81 points, although Lopez struggled mightily with his shot, going just 7-of-23.
The young center did, however, get to the free throw line 17 times and connected on 14 of his attempts. He also notched his first do ...
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