Knight had 40 points today, helping Oklahoma Cty to overcome a series of miscues with a narrow 108-102 overtime win over Golden State. Oklahoma Cty coach Bob was visibly relieved in the post-game interview. "We sure gave ourselves a fright today. The number of mistakes we made, we were lucky to even be tied after regulation and be able to get the overtime win. Fortunately we weren't playing a very strong team, and we were able to pull ourselves together in time."

Oklahoma Cty was led by Knight (40 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, 2 steals), Brown (19 points, 13 assists, 4 steals, a block), Davis (9 points, 3 steals). Golden State was led by Riffe (18 points, 8 assists, a steal, a block), Hill (17 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Gibbons (22 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, a steal, a block).

Oklahoma Cty ended their losing skid at 21 games, and stand at 11-37 and 8-18 at home. They hold at #5 in the Northwest and move up to #14 overall in the Western Conference. Golden State are now 11-37 with this defeat. They remain at #5 in the Pacific and fall to #15 overall in the Western Conference.

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