OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant scored 30 points and hit a 3-pointer at the final buzzer to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-102 victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals.

The Thunder let Dallas wipe away a five-point deficit in the final 46 seconds to go ahead on Vince Carter’s 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds remaining. That was just enough time for Oklahoma City to get the ball to Durant, who drilled a 3 from the right wing that improved his team to 4-0.

Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Mavericks, whose title defense is off to an 0-3 start.

Russell Westbrook had 16 points and seven turnovers in another subpar performance, but he made up for it with a few critical plays down the stretch.

ROCKETS 105, SPURS 85: Kevin Martin scored 25 points, Luis Scola added 18, and Kyle Lowry had 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as Houston beat visiting San Antonio.

The Rockets took advantage of the Spurs’ poor shooting at the start and built a big lead. First-year Houston coach Kevin McHale got away with resting his starters in the fourth quarter, with his team playing the first of three games on consecutive nights.

DeJuan Blair scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for San Antonio, which shot 38 percent (35 of 93) and went 2 of 17 from 3-point range. Tim Duncan went 1 of 8 from the field and scored four points, and Richard Jefferson went 2 of 10 and had only five points for the Spurs.

Scola scored eight of Houston’s first 10 points, prompting Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich to call an early timeout. Martin sank his first 3-pointer of the season after going 0 of 6 from long range in the opening loss to Orlando and the Rockets held a 13-4 lead.

The Spurs missed nine of their first 10 shots, but rallied to cut their deficit to 23-18 by the end of the first quarter.

MAGIC 94, NETS 78: Ryan Anderson scored 22 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 24 rebounds and Orlando cruised at home.

Jason Richardson added 16 points for the Magic, including 15 in the first half, and reserve J.J. Redick scored 15 points.

It was the 49th career 20-rebound game for Howard, who neared his career high of 26 rebounds.

Rookie forward MarShon Brooks led the Nets with 17 points. Deron Williams missed his first six shots and finished 2 of 12 from the field with only 10 points.

New Jersey cut Orlando’s lead to seven points in the fourth quarter, but a balanced offense led by Hedo Turkoglu put the game away for the Magic. Turkoglu finished with 11 points, seven assists and six boards.

NOTES

Phoenix signed guard Michael Redd to a one-year deal for the veteran’s minimum of about $1.3 million. Michael Jordan is engaged to longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto, a Cuban-American model he’s been dating for three years.