The Mercury News

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

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Thunder 122, Kings 118: Russell Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his 20th triple-double of the season and Oklahoma City beat Sacramento. Westbrook had 19 triple-doubles last season. He entered averaging a triple-double and is trying to match Hall of Fame guard Oscar Robertson as the only NBA player to average a tripledoub­le for a full season Rockets 137, Nets 112: James Harden had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in his 12th tripledoub­le of the season and Houston easily ended their first losing streak of the season by beating Brooklyn. Mavericks 98,

Timberwolv­es 87: Wesley Matthews scored 19 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 17 to help Dallas beat Minnesota. J.J. Barea scored 15 points for Dallas, and Deron Williams had 13 points and 10 assists. Raptors 116, Knicks 101: DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, Norman Powell added 21 and Toronto used a dominant third quarter to beat New York.

Hawks 111, Bucks 98: Kent Bazemore scored 24 points, Mike Dunleavy added 20 and Atlanta beat Milwaukee for its eighth victory in nine games. Bulls 108, Grizzlies 104: Doug McDermott scored a career-high 31 points, Jimmy Butler had a pair of key baskets in the closing minute and Chicago beat Memphis Pistons 102, Lakers 97: Tobias Harris scored 23 points and hit a decisive 3-pointer with 30.5 seconds to play, and Detroit snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over Los Angeles.

Nets: Jeremy Lin remains sidelined for the Brooklyn Nets on the night they are giving away his bobblehead. Lin has battled a strained left hamstring and has been limited to 12 games.

Mavericks: Former Baylor guard Pierre Jackson is returning for a second stint in Dallas after signing a 10day contract.

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