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Highlights of Friday's National Basketball Association games

[October 29, 2016] Oct 28 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Friday's National Basketball Association games:

Thunder 113, Suns 110

Russell Westbrook posted scored 51 points to go along with a triple double to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an 113-110 overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns Friday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Westbrook shot 17 of 44 from the field to go along with 13 rebounds and 10 assists. It was the first triple double that included 50 or more points since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1974.

Thunder guard Victor Oladipo added 21 points. No other player from Oklahoma City scored in double figures.

Cavaliers 94, Raptors 91

Kyrie Irving's team-high 26 points helped Cleveland edge Toronto.

With the game tied 91-91, Irving dropped one of his five 3-pointers on the night helping the defending NBA champions remain undefeated to start the season. The 24-year-old guard finished the night 10 of 23 from the field and 5-for-9 from beyond the arc.

LeBron James added 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists while Kevin Love chipped win with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Nets 103, Pacers 94

Brook Lopez scored 25 points and Brooklyn held Indiana without a basket for the first five-plus minutes of the fourth quarter and rallied for a victory in the home coaching debut of Kenny Atkinson Friday night.

Jeremy Lin contributed 21 points, nine assists and nine rebounds for the Nets, who held the Pacers to 15 points in the final 12 minutes.

Sean Kilpatrick tied a career best by hitting four 3-pointers and added 18 points for Brooklyn, which shot 10 of 33 from 3-point range after missing its first nine attempts.

Hornets 97, Heat 91

Kemba Walker had a game-high 24 points as Charlotte stormed back from a 19-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Miami.

The Hornets never led in the first three quarters as the Heat dominated early. But Charlotte's defense and depth wore down Miami, which had won eight straight home openers entering Friday.

Walker, who had just nine points at the half, helped Charlotte rally with his play after intermission. In addition, the Hornets got 51 points from their bench.

Pistons 108, Magic 92

Tobias Harris scored 18 points against his former team and Detroit opened up a 23-point halftime lead in their home opener and cruised past Orlando.

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The former Magic forward added four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block for the Pistons, who shot 50.5 percent from the field.

Ish Smith contributed 16 points and eight rebounds, Marcus Morris had 17 points and Andre Drummond powered for 12 points and 20 rebounds for the Pistons.

Rockets 106, Mavericks 98

Trevor Ariza scored 27 and James Harden added 24 points to lead Houston past Dallas.

The Rockets evened their record as they started the season with two road games. Dallas dropped its home opener for the second consecutive year.

Ariza repeatedly burned the Mavs from the perimeter, knocking down 5 of 7 3-pointers. He made 8 of 12 attempts overall and all six of his free throws.

Jazz 96, Lakers 89

George Hill scored 23 points while Derrick Favors and Rodney Hood added 15 apiece to push Utah over Los Angeles.

Rudy Gobert added 13 points and 12 rebounds to notch his second consecutive double-double. The Jazz took the season series 3-1 from the Lakers a year ago.

Lou Williams scored 17 points off the bench to lead Los Angeles. Nick Young added 13 points and Luol Deng chipped in 12 to for the Lakers, who shot just 38.1 percent (32-of-84) from the floor.

Warriors 122, Pelicans 114

Kevin Durant scored 30 points and Klay Thompson had 28 as Golden State held off Anthony Davis and New Orleans.

The Warriors, who never lost consecutive games on their way to an NBA-record 73-9 record last season, avoided consecutive losses after starting this season with a 129-100 loss to San Antonio on Tuesday.

The Pelicans fell to 0-2 despite another virtuoso performance by Davis. He finished with 45 points, 17 rebounds and three assists after accomplishing an NBA-first with 50 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, four blocks and seven steals in a season-opening 107-102 loss to Denver on Wednesday.

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