(The Sports Xchange) – Russell Westbrook tallied his 25th triple-double of the season to lead Oklahoma City to a victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Friday night.
Westbrook racked up 38 points, 12 assists and 13 rebounds. That included scoring the final 15 points of the game for the Thunder as Oklahoma City ended a three game losing streak.
Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies with 31 points and eight assists. Mike Conley added 18 points.
Celtics 113, Lakers 107
Isaiah Thomas just missed becoming the first Celtic ever to score 40 points in three straight games, firing home 21 of his 38 in the fourth quarter as Boston won its sixth game in a row.
Jae Crowder added 18 points and six rebounds and rookie Jaylen Brown had 12 points and seven boards.
Lou Williams led the Lakers, who lost their 11th straight road game, with 21 points, 13 in the fourth quarter. D’Angelo Russell had 20 points, six rebounds and six assists for Los Angeles.
Pacers 106, Nets 97
Paul George and Jeff Teague scored 24 points apiece as Indiana squandered a 19-point lead but made enough plays down the stretch to record a win.
George shot 9 of 22 from the floor and grabbed 11 rebounds. He hit two step-back jumpers down the stretch after Indiana briefly trailed midway through the fourth quarter.
Teague handed out at least seven assists for the 17th straight game and consistently got to the foul line. He shot 6 of 10 from the floor and made 10 of 13 free throws.
Pistons 116, Timberwolves 108
Marcus Morris scored a career-high 36 points to lead Detroit over Minnesota.
Jon Leuer supplied 24 points for the Pistons, who have won two straight following a three-game slide. Andre Drummond contributed 12 points and 18 rebounds and Tobias Harris chipped in 14 points for Detroit. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Magic 102, Raptors 94
Serge Ibaka and Evan Fournier each scored 20 points and Orlando defeated Toronto.
Orlando opened the third quarter with a 10-1 run. Nikola Vucevic scored 14 of his 18 points in the quarter.
He alone outscored the Raptors 14-12 as Toronto made just 4 of 21 shots from the field in the quarter.
Nuggets 121, Bucks 117
Nikola Jokic returned to the lineup with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double, and Denver held off Milwaukee.
Wilson Chandler had 21 points and eight rebounds and Kenneth Faried had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets.
Jabari Parker had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 for the Bucks, who have lost 10 of 11.
Rockets 121, Bulls 117 (OT)
James Harden scored 42 points, including the deciding free throws in the final 36 seconds of overtime, as the Houston outlasted Chicago.
Harden also pulled down 12 rebounds and had nine assists for the Rockets. Houston also got 21 points off the bench from Eric Gordon, 14 from Clint Capela and 10 from Trevor Ariza.
The Bulls (25-26) were led by Michael Carter-Williams’ 23 points, while Taj Gibson added 20, Wade hit for 19, Doug McDermott scored 12 and Paul Zipser and Nikola Mirotic scored 11 points apiece.
Suns 105, Kings 103
Devin Booker scored 33 points and canned a fading bank shot from the left wing at the buzzer to lift Phoenix over Sacramento.
Booker topped 30 points for the eighth time this season and ran his string of consecutive games with at least 20 to 15 straight, and the Suns snapped a five-game losing streak. DeMarcus Cousins recorded his second triple-double of the season with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for the Kings.
Mavericks 108, Trail Blazers 104
Rookie guard Yogi Ferrell scored 32 points, including nine 3-point shots, to lift Dallas past Portland on Friday night at Moda Center.
Wesley Matthews added a season-high 27 points for the Mavericks (20-30), who won their fourth game and ninth in the last 12. CJ McCollum collected 28 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Evan Turner scored a season-high 24 points for the Trail Blazers (22-29), who lost for the second time in seven games.
