Kevin Durant scores 42 as NBA-best OKC Thunder send Lakers to their 6th straight loss, 116-101

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, left, shoots over Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during the first half of their NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (The Associated Press)

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, left, goes up for a shot as forward Antawn Jamison defends during the first half of their NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (The Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES – Kevin Durant scored 42 points, Russell Westbrook had 27 points and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder easily sent the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to their sixth straight loss, 116-101 Friday night.

Kevin Martin scored 15 points and hit three 3-pointers for the Thunder, who romped to a 27-point lead in the second half of their seventh win in nine games. Oklahoma City (28-8) matched the Clippers for the NBA's best record with a virtuoso game from Durant, who had 38 points midway through the third quarter.

Kobe Bryant scored 28 for the Lakers, on their first six-game skid since March 2007.

Antawn Jamison added 19 points as Los Angeles looked lost and overmatched in its third straight game without starting big men Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol.