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 It was Westbrook's 11th triple-double of the season. He is now tied
with Golden State's Draymond Green for the NBA lead. Westbrook is
only the third player in the last 30 years to have a triple-double
with at least 20 points, 20 assists and 10 rebounds.
Kevin Durant scored 30 and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Thunder. It
was his seventh straight double-double, the longest streak of his
career. Serge Ibaka added 15 points.
Jeff Green paced the Clippers with 23 points, while J.J. Redick
added 22 points. Chris Paul tallied 12 points and 16 assists.
Warriors 115, Jazz 94
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for
three 3-pointers in the final 58 seconds of the second quarter
Wednesday night, helping the Golden State Warriors break open a
close game and pull away from the Utah Jazz en route to a 115-94
victory.
Curry (three) and Thompson (five) combined for eight 3-pointers in
the game, giving them an even 500 for the season, as the Warriors
(57-6) won their 27th in a row at home this season and 46th straight
at Oracle Arena dating back to last January.
Curry finished with just 12 points, but Thompson poured in 23, and
Draymond Green had 17. Trey Burke led the Jazz with 18 points, and
Gordon Hayward had 16.
Cavaliers 120, Kings 111
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kyrie Irving scored 30 points, and LeBron
James added 25 points and 11 rebounds to leave Cleveland past
Sacramento.
James' 3-pointer kick-started a 13-4 fourth-quarter run that helped
hold off the Kings. Tristan Thompson contributed 18 points and 15
rebounds for Cleveland.
DeMarcus Cousins finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds for
Sacramento but also picked up a technical foul to help fuel
Cleveland's decisive run.
Celtics 116, Grizzlies 96
BOSTON -- Erupting for 31 third-quarter points, including 16 by
Isaiah Thomas, Boston routed depleted Memphis for its 14th
consecutive home victory.
The Grizzlies, already missing four injured starters, lost Mario
Chalmers to what appeared to be a right ankle injury in the third
quarter.
Thomas led all scorers with 22 points and added five assists. Evan
Turner had 16 points, eight assists and four rebounds off the Boston
bench. Vince Carter and JaMychal Green paced Memphis with 17 points
apiece.
Hornets 122, Pelicans 113
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker scored 35 points to lead seven
Charlotte players in double figures, and the Hornets won their fifth
straight.
The Hornets withstood a two-man assault from New Orleans' Anthony
Davis (40 points, 13 rebounds) and Jrue Holiday (38 points, six
assists).
Walker's fall-away jumper with 2:51 gave Charlotte the lead for
good, and then he tacked on four free throws on the Hornets' next
two possessions. His 3-pointer with 26.2 seconds pushed the lead to
nine and settled the outcome for good as the Hornets won for the
11th time in 13 games.
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Rockets 118, 76ers 104
PHILADELPHIA -- James Harden scored 29 points to go along with nine
rebounds and eight assists, Dwight Howard added 21 points and 18
rebounds and Houston defeated Philadelphia.
Patrick Beverley scored 16 points and Trevor Ariza contributed 15
for the Rockets, who won their second straight game.
Ish Smith led the reeling Sixers with 21 points, while Nerlens Noel
and Robert Covington scored 17 apiece. Philadelphia took its 13th
consecutive loss.
Bucks 114, Heat 108
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points, Jabari Parker
added 23, and Milwaukee snapped a two-game losing streak with a
victory over Miami.
Antetokounmpo made nine of 15 shots from the field for the Bucks,
who shot 52 percent from the floor and hit four of eight 3-pointers.
Milwaukee also got 20 points from Khris Middleton and 18 from Mason
Plumlee. Hassan Whiteside scored 23 points off the bench to lead
Miami, which also got 20 from Luol Deng and 18 from Dwyane Wade.
Pistons 102, Mavericks 96
DALLAS -- Andre Drummond bullied Dallas for 25 points and 17
rebounds, leading Detroit to a victory.
All five Detroit starters scored in double figures as the surging
Pistons moved into a virtual tie with the limping Chicago Bulls for
the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Marcus Morris added 20 points for the Pistons. The Mavericks got 25
points apiece from Dirk Nowitzki and Chandler Parsons.
Knicks 128, Suns 97
PHOENIX -- Sasha Vujacic and Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points each,
and New York hit 16 of 24 3-pointers in a rout of Phoenix.
Vujacic, starting for the first time since Nov. 10 in place of Arron
Afflalo (right abdominal strain), hit six of seven 3-pointers. The
point total was his season high, and it came within two points of
his career high as New York won for just the fifth time in the past
22 games.
Devin Booker scored a game-high 32 points for the Suns.
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