WESTBROOK HAS FIFTH STRAIGHT TRIPLE-DOUBLE

oklahoma city» Russell Westbrook became the first player with five consecutive triple-doubles since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989 as the Thunder beat the Pelicans 101-92 on Sunday night.

Westbrook finished with 28 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists. The Thunder has won all five games during Westbrook’s triple-double stretch. It was Westbrook’s 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 NBA’s leading scorer, had 37 points and 15 rebounds for the Pelicans. Buddy Hield, who led nearby Oklahoma to the Final Four last season, scored 16 points in his first game back in the state.

Oklahoma City led 49-41 at halftime. Westbrook had 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists at the break. Davis kept the Pelicans in it with 24 points.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Serge Ibaka scored 21 points and blocked four shots, helping the Magic beat the Pistons 98-92. 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 Detroit with 21 points. Orlando won for the third time in four games, while Detroit had its three-game winning streak snapped. On Jackson’s first possession, the Pistons went to their bread-andbutter play — he and Andre Drummond running a high pickand-roll. Jackson came off the screen and hit a 3-pointer, bringing a cheer from the small crowd. Jackson played the first 5:50 of the quarter as Detroit built a 16-10 lead. … Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony each scored 20 points and the Knicks held off the Kings 106-98 for their 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 but 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. … Paul George scored 16 points and the Pacers handed the Clippers only their third home loss, 111-102. The Associated Press