Billups lifts Nuggets over Thunder

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04/07/2010 - Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chauncy Billups drained the go-ahead free throws in the final minute of regulation and Denver scored the last eight points of the game to escape the Ford Center with a 98-94 victory over Oklahoma City in a battle of Northwest Division foes.

The Thunder, coming off a tough 140-139 overtime loss to Utah on Tuesday, led by as many as 13 in the fourth quarter before wilting down the stretch.

Billups scored 15 of his 31 points in the final stanza to help Denver move a half-game ahead of Utah for first place in the division. Carmelo Anthony added 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Arron Afflalo scored 17 in the win, the Nuggets' third straight.

Kevin Durant went for 33 points and 11 rebounds but was 0-for-6 from the field in the final 12 minutes for the Thunder, who had won four in a row before consecutive setbacks. Russell Westbrook tallied 21 points for Oklahoma City, which was tied for the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference coming in.

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