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SPORTS Thursday 4 april 2019

Westbrook joins Wilt in NBA

history, Thunder beat Lakers

By The Associated Press career. chase for the Western Con-
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Westbrook finished 8 of 23 ference’s top seed and
Russell Westbrook became from the field as Oklahoma home-court advantage
just the second player in City won for the third time throughout the playoffs.
NBA history to have 20 in its last 10 games. Stephen Curry added 17
points, 20 rebounds and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope points, five rebounds and
20 assists in a game as the led the Lakers with 23 five assists.
Oklahoma City Thunder points. Jamal Murray scored 17
defeated the Los Ange- WARRIORS 116, NUGGETS points, and Paul Millsap
les Lakers 119-103 Tuesday 99 had 11 points shooting 4 of
night. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — 11 for Denver, which lost for
Westbrook clinched the Kevin Durant emphatically the third time in four games
mark with a rebound in showed who is still No. 1 in and played the first night of
the final minute, drawing the West, delivering a pair a tough back-to-back with
a large ovation from the of jarring dunks late in the San Antonio visiting the Mile
home crowd. He finished first half and finishing with High City on Wednesday.
with 20 points, 20 rebound 21 points and six assists be- SPURS 117, HAWKS 111
and 21 assists. fore being ejected to lead SAN ANTONIO (AP) — De-
Wilt Chamberlain is the only the Golden State past Den- Mar DeRozan scored 29
other player to accomplish ver in a matchup of the top points and San Antonio
the feat. He had 22 points, teams in the conference. beat Atlanta for the 21st
25 rebounds and 21 assists DeMarcus Cousins had a straight time at home.
in a game in 1968. season-best 28 points, on San Antonio point guard
Westbrook had at least 15 12-for-17 shooting, 13 re- Derrick White added 23
points, 15 rebounds and 15 bounds, five assists and points after scoring 12 total
assists for the eighth time two blocks for the Warriors points in his previous two
in his career, tying Cham- (53-24), who have a two- games. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) dunks in the
berlain for second-most game lead and the tie- The Spurs remain seventh in second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles
all-time. Oscar Robertson breaker on Denver (51-26) the Western Conference at Lakers Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Oklahoma City.
had 14 such games in his with five games to go in the 45-33.q Associated Press