Westbrook lifts Thunder to 15-point win over Hawks
Russell Westbrook fell a rebound short of a triple-double, finishing with 23 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 124109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Alex Abrines scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers, Paul George had 20 points and Dennis Schroder added 18. Oklahoma City shot 52.3 percent from the field, hitting a season-high 18 3-pointers.
John Collins and Alex Len each scored 19 points for Atlanta, and Taurean Prince added 15.
Hawks guard Trae Young had nine points and eight assists on 4-for-15 shooting in his return to his home state. Young was an All-American at Oklahoma last season, and he received a nice ovation during starting lineup introductions. The Thunder took control in the second quarter by making 7 of 13 3-pointers to take a 66-46 lead at the break. George scored 19 points, and Westbrook had 15 in the first half.
GRIZZLIES 131, NETS 125, 2OT
In New York, Mike Conley scored 13 of Memphis’ 14 points in the second overtime and finished with 37 points and 10 rebounds, and the Grizzlies beat Brooklyn.
Rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. had a career-high 36 points for Memphis.
Conley kept Memphis’ hopes alive in regulation when he blocked Spencer Dinwiddie’s potential winning basket and then scored on a floater to tie it 117 with nine seconds left in the first overtime.
Marc Gasol had 15 points and 15 rebounds to help the Grizzlies snap a three-game losing streak.
D’Angelo Russell had 26 points for the Nets, and DeMarre Carroll added 21 points and 12 rebounds.
LAKERS 114, MAVERICKS 103
In Los Angeles, LeBron James scored 28 points, Brandon Ingram added 19 and Los Angeles won its second game in as many nights.
It’s the third time in five backto-back sets this season that the Lakers have taken both games.
Los Angeles trailed for most of the first three quarters — and fell behind by as many as 15 in the second — before going on a 10-4 run the final three minutes of the third to take a 78-75 advantage into the fourth. /