Westbrook one rebound short of triple-double
OKLAHOMA CITY — 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 124-109 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.
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.
CELTICS 128, CAVALIERS 95
In Boston, Kyrie Irving scored 29 points in the first three quarters and Boston topped itsr season scoring high for the second straight game, routing Cleveland.
Marcus Morris added 15 points, Jayson Tatum had 13, and Aron Baynes finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Boston took over in the third quarter, making 6 of 8 3-pointers and outscoring Cleveland 39-20.
76ERS 123, WIZARDS 98
In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 16 points and 15 rebounds, Ben Simmons added 13 points and 10 assists and both Philadelphia stars sat for the final quarter and a half.
T.J. McConnell scored 15 points to help the 76ers win their third in a row and seventh in the last eight. They improved to 12-1 at home.
ROCKETS 136, SPURS 105
In San Antonio, Clint Capela had 27 points and 12 rebounds, James Harden added 23 points and 10 assists and Houston handed San Antonio its second straight lopsided loss. Chris Paul added 14 points and 10 assists for Houston.
HEAT 106, PELICANS 101
In Miami, Josh Richardson scored 20 points, Dwyane Wade added 18 and Miami wasted most of a 31-point lead before hanging on to beat New Orleans.
The Heat led by 31 points in the second quarter, then saw the lead cut to three in the final moments before escaping to snap a six-game home losing streak.
PISTONS 107, BULLS 88
In Detroit, Andre Drummond had 19 points and 19 rebounds and Blake Griffin added 20 points and 10 rebounds to help Detroit rout Chicago for its fourth straight victory.
JAZZ 119, HORNETS 111
In Charlotte, N.C., Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Robert Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds and the Utah Jazz scored 54 points off 3-pointers to hold off Charlotte.
MAGIC 99, SUNS 85
In Phoenix, Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 15 rebounds and Orlando beat Phoenix. Terrence Ross added 21 points, and Aaron Gordon had 18.