Another tripledouble for Westbrook
OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook had his 31st triple-double of the season to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 102-92 on Thursday night.
Westbrook had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists to match Wilt Chamberlain’s 1967-68 campaign for the second-most triple-doubles in a season.
Victor Oladipo scored 20 points, and Enes Kanter added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder. They snapped a four-game losing streak.
• Pistons 106, Cavaliers 101 — At Auburn Hills, Mich.: Andre Drummond had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and Detroit scored the first 13 points of the fourth quarter before holding off injuryplagued Cleveland.
LeBron James had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists — and threw down over a halfdozen tremendous dunks — but the Cavaliers have now lost three straight and five of their last seven. J.R. Smith played for Cleveland after a thumb injury had kept him out since December, but Kevin Love and Kyle Korver were out, and the Cavaliers lost Andrew Bogut earlier in the week with a broken leg.
• Clippers 114, Grizzlies 98 — At Memphis, Tenn.: Austin Rivers scored 20 points, and Chris Paul added 19 points and seven assists to lead Los Angeles past Memphi.
The Clippers solidified their hold on the fifth seed in the Western Conference, while Memphis continued a skid that has reached four straight.
• Trail Blazers 114, 76ers 108 — At Portland, Ore.: Jusuf Nurkic had a career-high 28 points and 20 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-108 in overtime on Thursday night.
Nurkic also had eight assists and six blocks in Portland’s fourth straight win. Damian Lillard finished with 24 points but did not make a 3-pointer, snapping a streak of 42 games with at least one 3.
• Lakers 122, Suns 110 — At Phoenix: D’Angelo Russell scored 28 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 122-110 win against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.
Jordan Clarkson added 19 for the Lakers, who stopped an 11-game skid in Phoenix, where they hadn’t won since Jan. 5, 2011. Los Angeles lost 137-101 in its previous game in Phoenix on Feb. 15, the most one-sided Suns win in the series’ history.