Westbrook’s 46 not enough to beat Hawks
OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul Millsap hit the go-ahead 10-footer with 12.7 seconds left, and the Atlanta Hawks overcame Russell Westbrook’s 46 points to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110108 on Monday night.
After Millsap’s shot, Thunder center Steven Adams rebounded a missed 3pointer by Westbrook and dunked it, but a review determined that the basket came just after time expired.
Westbrook, the NBA’s leading scorer with more than 30 points per game, also had 11 rebounds and seven assists.
• Bulls 113, Pistons 82 — At Chicago: Jimmy Butler scored 19 points, Rajon Rondo had 10 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds, and Chicago beat Detroit to snap a three-game losing streak.
Taj Gibson added 16 points, Robin Lopez had 14 and Dwyane Wade, Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic had 13 apiece for Chicago, which had lost six of eight.
• Pacers 107, Wizards 105 — At Indianapolis: Thaddeus Young made a runner with 0.9 seconds left to give Indiana a victory over Washington.
Paul George scored 27 points and Jeff Teague had 23, but the Pacers needed the last of Young’s 12 points after the Wizards scored seven straight to tie it.
• Timberwolves 115, Suns 108 — At Minneapolis: Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 15 rebounds, and Minnesota beat Phoenix.
Andrew Wiggins scored 26 points and Zach LaVine added 23 for the Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio had 12 assists and Minnesota picked up its first win at home since Nov. 17.
• Nuggets 117, Mavericks 107 — At Denver: Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Gary Harris scored a career-high 24 points and Denver beat Dallas.
Jokic finished an assist shy of his first career triple-double and tied his career high in points to help the Nuggets win their third straight game. Emmanuel Mudiay scored 18 points.