Westbrook posts 34th triple-double
— Russell Westbrook had 24 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds in three quarters for his 34th triple-double of the NBA season as the Oklahoma City Thunder registered their fourth consecutive win with a 123-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.
The league’s leading scorer moved closer to the NBA’s single-season record for triple-doubles, 41 set by Oscar Robertson in the 1961-62 season. Oklahoma has 14 regular season games left.
Victor Oladipo added 23 points as the Thunder split the season series with the Raptors, the fourth straight year the teams have done so.
DeMar DeRozan had 22 points for the Raptors, while Serge Ibaka had 10 points against his former team.
Cavaliers vs. Jazz
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 33 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter as Cleveland defeated Utah.
Kevin Love played for the first time since having surgery on his left knee last month and scored 10 points in 19 minutes.
But Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert left the game with injuries. James was 13 of 20 from the field and had 10 rebounds with six assists.
He also moved into 13th place all time in field goals in the fourth quarter, passing Tim Duncan.
Irving, who scored 21 points, didn’t play in the fourth quarter because of tightness in his left knee. Shumpert sprained his left shoulder in the third quarter.
Rudy Gobert led Utah with 20 points and 18 rebounds.
Grizzlies vs. Hawks
— Marc Gasol had 18 points as part of his triple-double to help resurgent Memphis topped Atlanta.
Gasol, who had 10 rebounds and 10 assists, reached the triple-double with his assist on JaMychal Green’s 3-pointer with 3:10 remaining.
The Grizzlies have won three straight — including road games at Chicago and Atlanta on back-to-back nights — following a five-game losing streak. Mike Conley had 22 points and 12 assists, while Green added 14 points and 12 rebounds. Tim Hardaway Jr. led Atlanta with 18 points.
Nets vs. Knicks
— Brook Lopez scored 24 points as the Brooklyn Nets dominated the second half to beat the Knicks for their second victory over their New York rivals in five days.
The Nets made five straight 3-pointers during a 38-point third quarter, turning around the game after they were just 2 for 16 behind the arc in the first half.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 20 points and 10 rebounds for Brooklyn, which beat New York 120-112 at home on Sunday and earned a split of the city series after the Knicks won the first two meetings.
Former Knicks star Jeremy Lin had 15 points and eight assists in his first game at Madison Square Garden this season. Kyle O’Quinn came off the bench to score 23 points for the Knicks, who still haven’t won consecutive games in 2017.