Thunder drop Pelicans to 0-3 since trade
OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook scored 41 points in his 29th triple-double of the season to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-110 on Sunday night.
Westbrook had 21 points in the fourth quarter. He shot 7-for-19 from the field the first three quarters and was 7-for-10 in the fourth. He also had 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the 66th triple-double of his career.
Anthony Davis scored 38 points and DeMarcus Cousins had 31 points and 10 rebounds. The Pelicans fell to 0-3 since acquiring Cousins in a trade with Sacramento.
SPURS 119, LAKERS 98
Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and San Antonio rolled in Los Angeles’ first home game since Magic Johnson took over the franchise’s operations.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 points for the Spurs, who have won four straight and nine of 11.
JAZZ 102, WIZARDS 92
Gordon Hayward scored 30 points, Rudy Gobert added 15 points and 20 rebounds, and Utah won at Washington for its third straight win.
CELTICS 104, PISTONS 98
Jaylen Brown sank a 3-pointer from the right corner while being fouled with 37.6 seconds remaining, part of a five-point possession for Boston that lifted the visiting Celtics over Detroit.
GRIZZLIES 105, NUGGETS 98
Mike Conley scored 31 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, as Memphis held off Denver.
The Grizzlies have won four straight in Denver — an intriguing run, considering they’re 9-32 all-time in the Mile High City.
CLIPPERS 124 HORNETS 121 (OT)
Blake Griffin scored a season-high 43 points and Chris Paul had 15 points and 17 assists as host Los Angeles held off Charlotte in overtime.
RAPTORS 112, BLAZERS 106
DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Serge Ibaka added 18 as Toronto beat visiting Portland.
BUCKS 100, SUNS 96
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points, Tony Snell made a 3-pointer from the corner in the closing seconds and Milwaukee held on to beat visiting Phoenix.