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LOS ANGELES -- From Jodie Meeks big day to the final result, this was definitely a surprise. Meeks scored 24 of his career-high 42 points in the second half, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat Oklahoma City 114-110 on Sunday despite a triple-double by Thunder star Kevin Durant. Pau Gasol added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the injury-ravaged Lakers, who had lost 29 of their previous 37 games. Meeks was 11 of 18 from the field and 14 for 14 at the line while becoming the third player to reach the 30-point mark this season for last-place Los Angeles (22-42). "The most important thing is that we keep going out there and fighting and not giving up," Meeks said. "The season isnt going the way that we planned, but we still have 18 games left. So well play them hard and see what happens." Meeks is averaging 19.2 points in 11 games since returning from a sprained right ankle. Before the injury, he was averaging 14.4. "He got on fire," coach Mike DAntoni said. "He has really improved his game. Defensively, he was out of sight on Russell Westbrook the whole time. He put out a lot of energy in this game, but he has been doing that on a pretty consistent basis. Jodie has been our most consistent performer. Its really fun to watch someone get better." Durant had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for his third triple-double this season. Serge Ibaka had 21 points and 15 boards for Oklahoma City. The Thunder (46-17) began the day in a three-way tie with San Antonio and Indiana for the NBAs best record. The Pacers played at Dallas on Sunday night and the Spurs were idle. "We lost. In some games, someone will have 40 points on you that is not supposed to have 40," Durant said. "We pressure hard so high out on the pick-and-roll that it opened everything up, and they exploited it. They were hitting the pocket passes and going through the lane to get the ball to their shooters. But that is how we play, so we have to figure out how to make second and third efforts." After giving up an average of 136 points over their previous three games while losing to New Orleans, the Clippers and Denver, the Lakers trailed the Thunder by as many as 18 in the second quarter before taking their first lead on a pair of free throws by Meeks that made it 71-70 with 4:35 left in the third. "I was trying to get my teammates involved, and they did a great job finding me in transition and in some set plays. So I give credit to those guys for helping me out with a big game," Meeks said. "Being in a rhythm like that is fun, but getting a win is also fun. That was most important thing. We were down 18, so I was trying to do anything I could to help the team get back in the game." The Thunder are 3-5 since beating the Lakers 107-103 at Staples Center on Feb. 13 behind 43 points by Durant, who is vying for his fourth scoring title in five seasons. The Lakers took a 12-point lead into the fourth quarter and increased it to 95-77 on Jordan Farmars 3-pointer with 9:42 remaining. Durant then fueled a 20-7 run with 10 points and former Laker Derek Fisher capper the rally with back-to-back 3s 24 seconds apart, pulling the Thunder to 102-97 with 4:36 to play. Russell Westbrook, who had 20 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Thunder, narrowed the gap to 110-107 on a driving dunk with 57.3 seconds on the clock. But he missed everything on another 3-point try 24 seconds later and newly acquired Kent Bazemore helped put it away with a driving layup -- two of his seven points in the final 2:02. Westbrook finished 7 for 23 from the field and tied a season worst with eight turnovers. "We need to have a sense of urgency, knowing that teams are coming at us every night," Westbrook said. "I missed some shots, but I do not think the game is all about shooting." NOTES: Nick Young had 31 points for Los Angeles in an overtime loss at Chicago on Jan. 20, and Farmar scored a career-high 30 on Feb. 28 in a home win against Sacramento. ... Durant has scored 25 or more points in 28 consecutive games -- one shy of his career-best streak, which occurred in 2009-10. No other NBA player has had a longer streak of 25-point games in the last 25 years. ... Fisher, second on the Lakers career list for 3-pointers behind Kobe Bryant, shot 51.3 per cent (39 for 76) from behind the arc in his previous 22 games before going 2 for 4 Sunday. ... This was the first game of the Lakers home-and-home set against Oklahoma City, which will be followed by a home-and-home set against the Spurs. ... Lakers point guard Kendall Marshall played 27 scoreless minutes -- the fifth time in eight games that he has failed to score. ... The Lakers have trailed after three quarters in 47 of their 64 games. Danny Ings Jersey . 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There is plenty of blame to be shared as a result of the most recent NHL player (Pittsburghs Brooks Orpik) to be evacuated from the ice on a stretcher following an ugly incident Saturday night in Boston.The Winnipeg Goldeyes were pretty good when it mattered. Saturday night, they were even better when it didnt. Despite a 62-minute rain delay between the third and fourth innings, the Goldeyes won their eighth straight game, a 12-6 victory, over the Sioux Falls Canaries on a wet, chilly evening at Shaw Park. With the win, the Goldeyes improved to 59-33 on the season. They also guaranteed themselves a series win over Sioux Falls – their 16th series victory of the season. With a win over the Canaries on Sunday, the Goldeyes will record their ninth sweep of the season. "This is a good team that plays really good baseball," said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney. "And theyre playing pretty good baseball right now. Yeah, we were able to clinch a playoff berth (on Friday night) but were not going to change anything down the stretch. Were just going to keep playing good baseball." Before the rain delay, the Goldeyes built a 6-0 lead. In the first inning, Brock Bond walked, went to second on a single by Tyler Kuhn and both Bond and Kuhn scored on a double by Casey Haerther. In the second, Ryan Pineda led off with a single, Jordan Guida was safe on an error sending Pineda to second. Jake Blackwood drove in both runners with a double and then Blackwood scored on a single by Tyler Kuhn. Then, in the third, Pineda walked, went to second on a single by Bond and scored on a single Blackwood. However, after the raain, things got dicey.dddddddddddd In the top of the fifth, the Canaries put up a four spot, but the Goldeyes still led 6-4 and starter Matt Jackson had worked enough innings to be the pitcher-of-record. And thats when the Goldeyes showed they had Jacksons back. The Fish made it 8-4 in the seventh when Josh Mazzola led off with a double and Ryan Pineda doubled to drive him home. Pineda eventually scored on a wild pitch and the Goldeyes had a four-run lead. Winnipeg blew it open with four in the eighth when Bond singled, Blackwood walked, both runners moved up on a balk and Bond scored on a single by Tyler Kuhn. Blackwood scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Haerther and then Kuhn scored in front of Reggie Abercrombie after Abercrombie hit a middle-in, thigh-high fastball over the left field wall for his 17th home run of the season. Sioux Falls added a run in the eighth and Chris Duffy hit a solo homer in the ninth, but it was too little and way too late. Jackson (11-6, 4.21 ERA) got the victory, while Sioux Falls starter Kyle Vazquez (5-8, 5.51 ERA) took the loss. The Goldeyes finished with 12 runs on 15 hits, while Sioux Falls had six runs on 13 scattered hits. The Goldeyes and Canaries will play Game 4 of this four-game series on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Joe Bircher (3-7, 4.26 ERA) will get the start for the visitors, while Ethan Hollingsworth (7-1, 3.63 ERA) will take to the bump for the home side. ' ' '