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Tuesday 13 december 2016

No triple-double, but Westbrook leads Thunder past Celtics

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Wolves. leader Anthony Davis. He
— Russell Westbrook’s tri- The Warriors were coming finished with 14 points, 16
ple-double streak ended off a 21-point loss Saturday below his average, but
at seven games, but he to the Grizzlies and were grabbed 12 rebounds.
scored 23 of his 37 points playing their fourth game Eric Bledsoe scored 32 for
in the second half to help in five nights. the Suns. Tyson Chandler
the Oklahoma City Thun- 76ERS 97, PISTONS 79 added 14 points and 21 re-
der defeat the Boston AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) bounds, both season highs.
Celtics 99-96 on Sunday — Robert Covington had Frazier, a third-year guard
night. 16 points and Philadelphia out of Penn State, had 14
Westbrook had 12 re- beat Detroit for its second points, a career-high 11
bounds, but just six assists. consecutive road victory rebounds and 11 assists.
His triple-double run was after going nearly a year He made one of two free
the longest since Michael without one. throws with 3.6 seconds left
Jordan had seven straight Ersan Ilyasova added 15 to put the Pelicans up 120-
in 1989. points for the 76ers, who 116.
The NBA record is nine in had matched a franchise Jrue Holiday hit four free
a row by Philadelphia’s record by losing 23 straight throws in the final 14.3 sec-
Wilt Chamberlain in March games away from home onds and scored 23 points.
1968. before beating New Or- KNICKS 118, LAKERS 112
Steven Adams scored 16 leans last Thursday night. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kri-
points on 7-for-8 shooting That was Philadelphia’s first staps Porzingis had 26
and Enes Kanter added road win since Jan. 20 last points and 12 rebounds,
14 points for the Thunder, season at Orlando. Derrick Rose scored 25 in
who have won seven of Jahlil Okafor had 14 points his return from injury and
eight. Oklahoma City got and nine rebounds, and New York held off Los An-
away with making just 14 T.J. McConnell added 12 geles for its sixth win in sev-
of 27 free throws. points, 10 rebounds and en games.
Al Horford scored 19 nine assists for the 76ers (6- Brandon Jennings scored
points, and Jae Crowder 18), who snapped a four- 15 of his season high-tying
and Avery Bradley each game losing streak against 19 points in the fourth quar-
added 18 for the Celtics. the Pistons and improved ter as the Knicks moved a
WARRIORS 116, TIMBER- to 2-7 on the road this sea- season-best four games
WOLVES 108 son. over .500 (14-10) with a
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Morris scored 28 dynamic effort in the final
Klay Thompson scored 30 points and Andre Drum- minutes, capped by Rose’s
points and Golden State mond finished with 14 jumper with 19.4 seconds
roared back to beat Min- points and 14 rebounds for left. Lou Williams scored
nesota and avoid its first Detroit. 24 points in his latest big
set of consecutive regular- PELICANS 120, SUNS 119, game off the bench for
season losses since 2015. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) drives to OT the sliding Lakers, who lost
Stephen Curry had 22 the basket as Boston Celtics forward Amir Johnson (90) de- PHOENIX (AP) — Tim Frazier their sixth straight despite
points and nine assists, fends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Okla- got his first career triple- the return of D’Angelo Rus-
and the Warriors extended homa City, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. double and New Orleans sell and Nick Young.
their NBA-record streak to rallied from a 15-point Rose went 12 for 16 after
111 regular-season games second-half deficit to beat missing two games with a
without losing two in a Karl-Anthony Towns had Kevin Durant had 22 points Phoenix in overtime, snap- back injury. Porzingis has
row. They trailed by 10 to 25 points and 18 rebounds, on 6-for-21 shooting, and ping a five-game losing been feeling discomfort in
start the fourth quarter, and Andrew Wiggins Draymond Green scored streak. his right knee, but the Lat-
but opened the period scored 25 for the Timber- 18 for Golden State. The victory came despite vian big man shook it off
with a 25-4 avalanche to wolves (6-18), who lost Zach LaVine scored 25 a 4-for-17 shooting per- and blocked seven shots,
turn the tide. their fourth straight game. points and hit five 3s for the formance by NBA scoring tying his career high.q