The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers met, Jodi Meeks scored 42 points as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a 3-game skid with a 114-110 home win over the Thunder.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, must improve on the defensive end to avoid this from happening again.

"(My teammates) did a great job finding me in transition and in some set plays," said Meeks, who helped Los Angeles rally from an 18-point deficit. "So I give credit to those guys for helping me out with a big game."

He made 6 of 11 from 3-point range and all 14 free-throw attempts on the way to becoming the third player to reach the 30-point mark for the Lakers (22-42).

After giving up an average of 121.0 points and allowing opponents to shoot 48.3 percent from 3-point range while losing both games on their brief trip, the Thunder (47-17) held Houston well below their 106.5 scoring average in Tuesday's 106-98 home win.

"Well, I don't have to say we need to get better on the defensive end tonight, but we're gonna keep working on it," coach Scott Brooks told the league's official website. "I'm proud of our guys, we challenged ourselves (Monday) in practice that after 48 minutes we could be satisfied with the results."

Kevin Durant finished with 42 points Tuesday after recording his third triple-double of the season with 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds against the Lakers. The MVP candidate, competing for his fourth scoring title in five years, has averaged 36.3 points over his last four.

Fans, expect this game to be a duel between Kevin Durant and Jodi Meeks.

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