Westbrook’s triple-double leads Thunder past Nets

OKLAHOMA CITY >> Russell Westbrook scored 31 points in his 26th triple-double of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-96 on Wednesday night.

Westbrook added 12 rebounds and 11 assists for the 130th tripledouble of his career.

Paul George scored 25 points and Jerami Grant added 15 for the Thunder, who shot 49 percent in the second half. Oklahoma City has won three of four as it battles to secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 points and D’Angelo Russell added

14 points and seven assists for the Nets, who saw their four-game win streak snapped.

WIZARDS 100, MAGIC 90 >> Bradley Beal scored 23 points, Thomas Bryant had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Washington made up ground in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a win over Orlando.

Jabari Parker added eight of his

19 points in the fourth quarter to help the 11th-place Wizards move within 1½ games of ninth-place Orlando and Charlotte. Washington is 2-0 on its five-game homestand. HEAT 108, PISTONS 74 >> Justise Winslow scored 16 points, and Miami opened the second half on a 21-0 run on the way to an easy win over Detroi.

It was the biggest unansweredpoint run and largest victory margin of the season for the Heat, who are trying to hang on in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Dion Waiters scored 14 points, Josh Richardson and Hassan Whiteside each scored 13 and Dwyane Wade had 11 for Miami.

HAWKS 132. GRIZZLIES 111 >> John Collins had 27 points and 12 rebounds, Trae Young added 22 points and Atlanta snapped Memphis’ three-game winning streak.

It marked the most points that Memphis, the NBA defensive scoring leader, has allowed this season, seven more than it gave up in an overtime win Nov. 30 at Brooklyn.