OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook had 32 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists for his 17th triple-double of the season and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 121-106 on Saturday night.
Westbrook made seven three-pointers after hitting a career-high eight Thursday at Houston, and matched his season high in rebounds in the 54th triple-double of his career. The Thunder improved to 32-3 the past two seasons when Westbrook gets a triple-double.
Steven Adams scored 16 points and Victor Oladipo added 15 for the Thunder, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Wilson Chandler scored 24 points and Will Barton added 21 for the Nuggets. Danilo Gallinari, Denver's leading scorer for the season, finished with 15 points on 5-for-18 shooting.
The game was tied at 60 at halftime. Westbrook had 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists at the break, while Chandler had 19 points for the Nuggets.
Westbrook reached double figures in rebounds early in the third quarter. He sat down for a rest late in the period with nine assists and the Thunder leading 85-73.
Westbrook re-entered the game with 8:35 remaining and the Thunder leading 97-89. He claimed the triple-double less than a minute after he returned, then later put the game away with a pair of three-pointers 32 seconds apart that put Oklahoma City up by 18.
CELTICS 117, PELICANS 108
BOSTON -- Isaiah Thomas scored 38 points, Marcus Smart added a season-high 22 and the Boston Celtics beat the New Orleans Pelicans.
It was the 21st consecutive 20-point game for Thomas. Gerald Green scored 15 and Kelly Olynyk had 12 off the bench as the Celtics (23-14) notched their fourth consecutive victory.
Anthony Davis had 36 points and 15 rebounds, while Langston Galloway scored 20 points for the Pelicans (14-24), who have dropped three in a row.
BULLS 123, RAPTORS 118, OT
CHICAGO -- Jimmy Butler scored 42 points, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors in overtime.
Butler led a big run in the fourth quarter and hit a three with 17.3 seconds left in overtime for a five-point lead.
He also hit the 40-point mark for the third time in six games. Dwyane Wade added 20 points, and Doug McDermott had 17 to help the Bulls win their 10th in a row against Toronto.
DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 36 points.
PACERS 123, KNICKS 109
INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul George and Jeff Teague each scored 19 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a victory over the New York Knicks.
Thaddeus Young had 16 points and nine rebounds, C.J. Miles added 15 points off the bench, and the Pacers (20-18) extended their winning streak to a season-best fifth consecutive game.
Carmelo Anthony and Brandon Jennings each scored 17 points for the Knicks (17-20), who lost for the seventh time in eight games. Kristaps Porzingis made four three-pointers and finished with 16 points.
The Pacers used a 14-2 run at the start of the second quarter to pull away. Teague's three with 49 seconds to go in the first half put the Pacers ahead 60-40 before Porzingis answered with a three-pointer of his own and Miles scored to give Indiana a 62-43 halftime lead.
JAZZ 94, TIMBERWOLVES 92
MINNEAPOLIS -- George Hill scored 19 points in his return from a concussion and the Rudy Gobert tipped in a rebound with 27.5 seconds to play to lift the Utah Jazz to a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Derrick Favors scored seven of his 15 points in the fourth and Gobert finished with 12 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks as the Jazz rallied from 11 points down to start the final quarter. They still trailed by nine with three minutes to play, but closed on an 11-0 run.
Zach LaVine had 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists and Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Timberwolves.
HAWKS 97, MAVERICKS 82
DALLAS -- Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dennis Schroder assumed Atlanta's three-point shooting role with Kyle Korver traded, combining for 42 points as the Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks.
Hardaway finished with 22 points, going 5 of 8 on three-pointers. Schroder scored 20 and was 3 for 5 from three-point range.
Dwight Howard had 20 rebounds and 15 points for Southeast Division leader Atlanta, which has won six consecutive games.
Harrison Barnes led Dallas with 21 points. Dirk Nowitzki and Devin Harris had 11 apiece.
SPURS 102, HORNETS 85
SAN ANTONIO -- Rookie Davis Bertans scored a season-high 21 points to help the San Antonio Spurs overcome a sluggish start and beat the Charlotte Hornets.
San Antonio has won nine consecutive at home and 13 of 15 overall.
Kawhi Leonard added 19 points and LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 points and 11 rebounds, but Bertans ignited the Spurs.
San Antonio needed Bertans' energy in the second half to counter Kemba Walker. The Hornets point guard had 18 points, shooting 4 for 5 from three-point range.
Sports on 01/08/2017