Westbrook powers Thunder comeback

OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook scored 34 points in his seventh triple-double of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 17 points down in the second half to defeat the Utah Jazz 100-94.

Westbrook finished with 14 assists and 13 rebounds. Paul George scored 21 points, Steven Adams had 20 points and nine rebounds and Carmelo Anthony added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Thunder, who won their third straight.

Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points and Joe Ingles added 16 for the Jazz, who had won six in a row and scored at least 106 points in each game.

The Jazz led 47-39 at halftime and opened things up even more early in the third quarter. A driving layup by Alec Burks put the Jazz up 72-55 as the Thunder continued to misfire on open shots.

Westbrook closed out the third quarter strong and helped the Thunder cut Utah’s lead to 80-68 by the end of the period. He scored 11 points in the quarter.

Oklahoma City cut the deficit to six points early in the fourth quarter before Westbrook reentered the game after a brief rest. The Thunder finally took the lead on a layup by Westbrook with about four minutes remaining.

WIZARDS 106, BLAZERS 92

Bradley Beal scored a career-high 51 points and Washington bounced back from a demoralizing loss the night before to beat host Portland.

Beal made 21 field goals, also a career high, and the Wizards led by as many as 23 points. He hit five 3-pointers.

RAPTORS 126, SUNS 113

Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 10 assists, DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points and Toronto beat visiting Phoenix, improving its NBA-best home record to 9-1.

Suns guard Devin Booker had to be carried off the floor by two teammates after suffering an apparent leg injury with 2:40 remaining and Phoenix trailing by 11.

CURRY SIDELINED 2 WEEKS

Stephen Curry will miss a minimum of two weeks after an MRI exam on his injured right ankle revealed a sprain.