WESTBROOK MAKES RARE TRIPLE 20 FEAT
Russel Westbrook makes history with 20 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists against Lakers
RUSSEL Westbrook became just the second player in NBA history to have 20 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists in a game as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119-103 Tuesday night.
Westbrook clinched the mark with a rebound in the final minute, drawing a large ovation from the home crowd. He finished with 20 points, 20 rebound and 21 assists.
Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player to accomplish the feat. He had 22 points, 25 rebounds and 21 assists in a game in 1968.
Westbrook had at least 15 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists for the eighth time in his career, tying Chamberlain for second-most all-time. Oscar Robertson had 14 such games in his career.
Westbrook finished 8 of 23 from the field as Oklahoma City won for the third time in its last 10 games.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Lakers with 23 points.
WARRIORS 116, NUGGETS 99
In Oakland, Kevin Durant emphatically showed who is still No. 1 in the West, delivering a pair of jarring dunks late in the first half and finishing with 21 points and six assists before being ejected to lead the Golden State past Denver in a matchup of the top teams in the conference.
DeMarcus Cousins had a season-best 28 points, on 12-for-17 shooting, 13 rebounds, five assists and two blocks for the Warriors (53-24), who have a twogame lead and the tiebreaker on Denver (51-26) with five games to go in the chase for the Western Conference’s top seed and homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs.
Stephen Curry added 17 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Jamal Murray scored 17 points, and Paul Millsap had 11 points shooting 4 of 11 for Denver, which lost for the third time in four games and played the first night of a tough back-to-back with San Antonio visiting the Mile High City on Wednesday.
SPURS 117, HAWKS 111
In San Antonio, DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and San Antonio beat Atlanta for the 21st straight time at home.
San Antonio point guard Derrick White added 23 points after scoring 12 total points in his previous two games.
The Spurs remain seventh in the Western Conference at 45-33.
Atlanta led by as many as nine points in the second half, before San Antonio rallied in the fourth to avoid its second straight loss at home.
Kent Bazemore had 26 points to lead the Hawks, and Alex Len added 21. /