Durant scores record 46 as sophomores beat rookies

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02/14/2009 - Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant scored a Rookie Challenge-record 46 points, leading the sophomores over a squad of first-year players, 122-116, Friday night as All-Star weekend kicked off.

Jeff Green, Durant's Thunder teammate, added 13 points. Philadelphia's Thaddeus Young also scored 13 for the sophomores, who shot 60.8 percent from the field.

Durant finished 17-of-25 from the field, including 4-of-8 from three-point range. He also made all eight of his foul shots to eclipse the record of 36 points set by Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire in 2004. Durant also had seven rebounds.

Miami's Michael Beasley topped the rookies with 29 points, while the LA Clippers' Eric Gordon chipped in 19 points in defeat.

Portland's Greg Oden, who was supposed to play for the rookie squad, sat out due to a sore left knee. The rookies then went on to lose the challenge game for a seventh straight year.

The rookies were ahead 61-58 at the half and expanded the margin to 89-76 with 13:35 remaining following a Beasley jam.

The sophomores then came alive thanks to Durant, who nailed a trio of three- pointers during an ensuing 13-point run that tied the game. The second-year players eventually parlayed that into a 20-2 run, moving ahead 96-91 after a Young reverse layup.

Durant threw down a reverse jam in the final minute, but O.J. Mayo had the rookies within 119-116 after a long jumper with 12 seconds left. Durant then sealed the win by draining two foul shots.

Also Friday, the East beat the West, 60-57, in the celebrity game. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens led the East with 17 points, that included an alley-oop jam during the third quarter. Former LA Laker Rick Fox had 12 points for the East, while Kevin "Special K" Daley, a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, topped the West with 16 points.

Dan Majerle's jumper gave the West a 57-54 lead with 1:33 left, but Fox nailed a jumper with under a minute remaining and a layup from Dominique Wilkins gave the East the lead for good with 26.1 seconds to go. After a turnover, Wildkat Edgerson, also of the Globetrotters, made two foul shots, and Majerle's bad pass resulted in a turnover to seal the win for the East.

The festivities continue Saturday with the Shooting Stars competition, the Skills Challenge, Three-Point Shootout, and Slam Dunk event at US Airways Center. The 58th All-Star Game takes place Sunday night.

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