THUNDER 117,
ROCKETS 112
HOUSTON -- Paul George scored
45 points, Russell
Westbrook matched the NBA record with his ninth straight
triple-double and the Oklahoma City
Thunder overcame a 26-point deficit to beat the Houston
Rockets 117-112 on Saturday night.
Westbrook had 21 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds to match
the record streak set by Wilt
Chamberlain in 1968. Westbrook has 22 triple-doubles this
season and 126 overall. He also had 10 turnovers and was 8 of 21 from the
field.
James Harden led
the Rockets with 42 points, reaching 30 points for the 29th straight game --
two shy of Chamberlain for the second-longest streak in NBA history, but far
behind Chamberlain's record run of 65 games. Harden was 11 for 28 from the
field, going 6 of 16 from 3-point range, and made 14 of 15 free throws.
The 26-point deficit was Oklahoma City's largest of the
season.
Westbrook gave the Thunder a one-point lead with a driving
layup with 26.9 seconds remaining. On the following possession, Harden missed a
3-pointer, and George got the rebound and was fouled with 3.4 seconds left. He
made both free throws put Oklahoma City up three. Houston turned it over on the
following inbound play.
George made 12 of 22 shots, hit 6 of 14 3-pointers and made
15 of 18 free throws to finish four points shy of his career-high 49 points set
in 2013 with Indiana.
CLIPPERS 123, CELTICS 112
BOSTON -- Montrezl
Harrell forced two turnovers in the final two minutes
and Beverley hit a pair of 3-pointers in front of the Boston bench night
and retooled Los Angeles overcome a 28-point deficit.
One game after the Lakers rallied from 18 points down to win
in Boston on Rajon Rondo's
buzzer-beater -- and six days after the Patriots beat the Rams in the Super
Bowl -- the Clippers turned the "Beat L.A.! chants" to boos. The
Celtics collapse corresponded to the loss of Kyrie Irving,
who left with a sprained knee in the second quarter, when the game seemed
comfortably in hand.
Harrell scored 21 points, Danilo
Gallinari had 19 points and 10 rebounds and trade deadline acquisition Landry Shamet scored
17 points.
Gordon
Hayward scored 19 points and Jayson Tatum and Terry Rozier had
16 apiece for Boston. The Celtics followed their highest-scoring half of the
season with their lowest-scoring quarter and lost at home to a team from Los
Angeles for the second straight time.
Boston scored 15 straight points and finished the first
quarter with a 23-point lead, then extended it to 68-40 in the second. The
Celtics led 74-53 at halftime, but the Clippers outscored them 28-12 in the
third.
Los Angeles finally tied it 100-all, bringing boos from the
crowd that expected an easy victory against a team that traded away leading
scorer Tobias Harris at
the deadline and added five new players. Gallinari followed with a jumper to
give the Clippers their first lead.
RAPTORS 104, KINICKS 99
NEW YORK -- Marc Gasol had
seven points and six rebounds in his Toronto debut and the Raptors sent New
York to its 16th straight loss.
Acquired from Memphis before Thursday's trade deadline,
Gasol played 19 minutes. The three-time All-Star entered late in the first
quarter and made a hook shot on his first try.
Kyle Lowry scored
22 points, and Serge Ibaka added
15 points and 13 rebounds for the Raptors. Rookie Kevin Knox had
20 points for New York. The Knicks have lost 29 of their last 31 games.
MAGIC 103, BUCKS 83
MILWAUKEE -- Jonathan
Isaac scored 17 points, Nikola
Vucevic and Terrence Ross each
added 15 and Orlando snapped Milwaukee's six-game winning streak.
The NBA-leading Bucks played without All-Star forward Giannis
Antetokounmpo. He sat out with right knee soreness. They lost for
just the second time in 14 games.
Eric Bledsoe had
19 points for Milwaukee.
HORNETS 129, HAWKS 120
ATLANTA -- Kemba Walker hit
nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points, Marvin
Williams added 27 points and Charlotte beat Atlanta to snap a
two-game skid.
Jeremy Lamb had
24 points to help the Hornets win for the eighth time in their last 13 games.
John Collins had
21 points and Trae Young added
20 for the Hawks.
JAZZ 125, SPURS 105
SALT LAKE CITY -- Donovan
Mitchell scored 23 points, Rudy Gobert had
21 points and 13 rebounds and Utah beat San Antonio.
Royce O'Neale tied
his season high with 17 points and made all four of his 3-point attempts,
and Ricky Rubio had
16 points, six rebounds and six assists to help the Jazz win for the third time
in four games.
DeMar DeRozan scored
23 points for the Spurs. They have lost four in a row on their eight-game trip
while their home arena hosts a 17-day stock show and rodeo.
PACERS 105, CAVALIERS 90
INDIANAPOLIS -- Bojan
Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Indiana beat Cleveland for its
fifth straight victory.
Darren
Collison added 18 points, Myles Turner had
14 points and eight rebounds and Domantas
Sabonis added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan
Clarkson led the Cavaliers with 18 points.
WIZARDS 134, BULLS 125
CHICAGO -- Bradley Beal scored
31 points to help Washington beat Chicago in the first meeting between the
teams since they swapped three forwards in a multiplayer trade.
The Wizards got Jabari Parker, Bobby Portis and
a protected 2023 second-round pick from the Bulls on Wednesday for Otto Porter
Jr. Parker scored 20 points and Portis had 10 points and 12 rebounds
against their former team, helping Washington to a 64-38 advantage in bench
points.
Zach LaVine scored
26 points for Chicago.
GRIZZLIES 99, PELICANS 90
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Joakim Noah had
season highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead new-look Memphis past New
Orleans.
Justin
Holiday had 15 points and Jaren Jackson Jr.
finished with 14 points, 10 of them in the fourth. C.J. Miles, playing his
first game for Memphis added 13 points to help the Grizzlies win for the third
time in four games.
Julius Randle led
the Pelicans with 21 points, and Jrue Holiday added
15. Anthony Davis had
14 points and 16 rebounds in his second game returning to the lineup after
seeking a trade.
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