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DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points - his fourth straight game with at least 30 - and the Denver Nuggets extended their run of success against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 102-93 victory Monday night.
J.R. Smith added 19 points and Chris Andersen had 15 for the Nuggets, who beat the Thunder for the fifth consecutive time.
Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 32 points for his ninth straight game of 25 or more, the longest active streak in the NBA.
Russell Westbrook and Nick Collison scored 14 points apiece for the Thunder, who haven't beaten the Nuggets since April 2008.
Trailing by 15 points at halftime, the Thunder pulled to 74-61 when Durant scored eight straight points for Oklahoma City over the final 2:56 of the third period.
The Thunder managed to get within 96-88 on Westbrook's layup with 56.9 seconds remaining, but the Nuggets hit all six of their free throws down the stretch, including four by Chauncey Billups, for their 11th win in 12 games at the Pepsi Center.
The Nuggets led 25-23 at the end of the first quarter and stretched their lead to 42-32 when Andersen drove the lane for a dunk off a feed from Billups with 3:46 remaining in the second quarter.
With help from a 3-pointer by Billups, Denver outscored the Thunder 7-2 in the last 90 seconds of the period to go up 55-40 at halftime, their biggest lead to that point.
NOTES: The Nuggets, with the second-best home record in the NBA, have won four straight at the Pepsi Center since their only home loss of the season, Nov. 29 to Minnesota (106-100). ... The Thunder lost for just the third time in 10 games after a loss. ... Durant has 20 games of 25 or more points, tying him with Anthony for most in the NBA this season. ... Anthony, the NBA's leading scorer, has had at least 30 points in five of his last six games and 16 overall this season.
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