Sixers second-year star Thaddeus Young scored 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting (1-of-1 from long range) as the sophomores topped the rookies for the seventh straight year at the NBA All-Star weekend Rookie Challenge on Friday night.
The big star was Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, whoscored a Rookie Challenge-record 46 points, leading the sophomores in the 122-116 win.
Jeff Green, Durant's Thunder teammate, added 13 points along with Young.
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.
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