basketball
Spurs edge Mavs
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec 1, (AP): Russell Westbrook scored 14 of his 35 points in overtime and posted his fourth consecutive tripledouble to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Washington Wizards 126-115 on Wednesday night.
Westbrook added 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his ninth tripledouble this season and the 46th of his career. The Thunder have won all four games during his tripledouble streak, and he heads into December averaging a triple-double through 20 games this season.
Former Thunder coach Scott Brooks returned as Washington’s coach, and the Oklahoma City crowd greeted him warmly. Brooks coached the Thunder for seven years and led them to the Western Conference Finals three times and the NBA Finals once.
Bradley Beal scored 31 points, John Wall had 15 points and 15 assists, and Marcin Gortat added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards, who had won three of four.
Knicks 106, Timberwolves 104
In Minneapolis, Kristaps Porzingis had 29 points and eight rebounds in a thrilling duel with Karl-Anthony Towns, helping New York beat Minnesota.
Carmelo Anthony capped a quiet night with a game-winning 18-footer over Andrew Wiggins with 2.3 seconds to play, helping the Knicks avoid what would have been an epic collapse in the fourth quarter.
Towns had a career-high 47 points and 18 rebounds for the Wolves, who tied the game in the final minute after trailing by 17 with 7:30 to play.
Lakers 96, Bulls 90
In Chicago, Julius Randle made a strong move against Nikola Mirotic for a tiebreaking layup with 45.1 seconds left, and Los Angeles held off Chicago for a gritty victory.
Randle had 13 points and matched a career high with 20 rebounds as Los Angeles bounced back from an ugly 105-88 loss at New Orleans on Tuesday night. Lou Williams and Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points apiece, and Larry Nance Jr. finished with 12 points and 11 boards.
Spurs 94, Mavericks 87
In Dallas, Patty Mills scored 15 of his team-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and Kawhi Leonard added 21 points, helping San Antonio rally over Dallas.
San Antonio became just the third team to start the season 11-0 on the road, following last year’s Warriors (14-0) and the 1969-70 Knicks (12-0).
Wesley Matthews had a season-high 26 points for the Mavericks, and Harrison Barnes added 17.
Raptors 120, Grizzlies 105
In Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 29 points and eight assists, DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and Toronto ended Memphis’ six-game road winning streak.
Cory Joseph added 16 points off the bench for the Raptors, who defeated Memphis for the third straight time and for the sixth time in their last seven meetings. It was the fourth straight victory overall for the Raptors, their longest winning streak of the season.
Pistons 121, Celtics 114
In Boston, Kentavious CaldwellPope scored 25 points and Tobias Harris had 21 to lead balanced scoring that carried Detroit over Boston.
Andre Drummond added 20 points and 17 rebounds, one night after he was ejected in the second quarter of a victory at Charlotte for a flagrant-2 foul.
Isaiah Thomas paced the Celtics with 27 points, and Kelly Olynyk scored a season-high 19. Boston had won five of seven.
Heat 106, Nuggets 98
In Denver, Hassan Whiteside had another big game with 25 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks to lift Miami over Denver.
Wayne Ellington scored 22 points and Tyler Johnson had 18 points and seven assists for Miami in his return after missing one game. Goran Dragic had 16 points and seven assists for the Heat, who have more wins on the road (four) than at home (two).
Trail Blazers 131, Pacers 109
In Portland, Oregon, Damian Lillard had 28 points and 10 assists to help Portland beat Indiana and former coach Nate McMillan.
Maurice Harkless added 23 points for the Trail Blazers, who led by as many as 28 in their fifth consecutive victory over the Pacers.
Suns 109, Hawks 107
In Phoenix, Brandon Knight scored 23 points off the bench and Phoenix reserves combined for 54 as the Suns held off slumping Atlanta thanks to a key fourth-quarter run.
Eric Bledsoe’s bank shot with 28.4 seconds left gave the Suns a 104-99 lead and all but sealed Atlanta’s fourth consecutive defeat.
Jared Dudley and P.J. Tucker added 17 points apiece for the Suns, who had lost four of five.
76ers, Kings, ppd
In Philadelphia, a scheduled game between Sacramento and Philadelphia was postponed by the NBA because of condensation on the court at the Wells Fargo Center.
The game, which was slated to start at 7 p.m., was called off at 8:03 p.m. A makeup date was not immediately announced.