Arab Times

Westbrook in rare territory with 5th consecutiv­e triple-double

Pacers shake off road blues to deny Clippers

-

The three exciting 2016 Renault Captur vehicles on display. OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec 5, (Agencies): Russell Westbrook became the first NBA player with five consecutiv­e triple-doubles since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 101-92 on Sunday night.

Westbrook finished with 28 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists. The Thunder have won all five games during Westbrook’s triple-double stretch. It was his 10th triple-double of the season and the 47th of his career. Enes Kanter had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Victor Oladipo added 15 points for the Thunder.

Anthony Davis, the league’s leading scorer, had 37 points and 15 rebounds

Top and above, some winners of Renault Captur.

for the Pelicans. Buddy Hield, who led Oklahoma to the Final Four last season, scored 16 points in his first game back in the state.

In New York, Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony each scored 20 points, and New York held off Sacramento for its eighth win in 11 games.

The Knicks took a 21-point lead in the first half, gave up 18 consecutiv­e points in the third quarter and then outplayed the Kings down the stretch to win their third straight overall and improve to 9-3 at home.

Brandon Jennings added 19 points for New York, and Kristaps Porzingis finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins had 36 points and 12 rebounds for the Kings, but shot just 9 for 30.

In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Serge Ibaka scored 21 points and blocked four shots to help Orlando beat Detroit. Nikola Vucevic added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Magic.

Pistons guard Reggie Jackson made his season debut after missing Detroit’s first 21 games with knee tendinitis. He had 18 points in 23 minutes. Marcus Morris led the Pistons with 21 points.

Orlando won for the third time in four games while Detroit had its three-game winning streak snapped.

In Los Angeles, Indiana set aside it road blues by rallying from 15 points down and pulling off a surprise 111102 win at the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.

The Clippers, coming off a road trip they split 3-3, would have been confident of a home victory against an Indiana team that had won only one away game all season, but instead suffered a defeat that dropped them two

 ??  ??
 ??  ??
 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Kuwait