OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook had his 31st triple-double of the season Thursday night to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 102-92.
Westbrook had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists to match Wilt Chamberlain’s 1967-68 campaign for the second-most triple-doubles in a season.
Victor Oladipo scored 20 points, and Enes Kanter added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points for the Spurs, who had won nine straight. San Antonio dropped two games behind Golden State in the race for the best record in the NBA.
PISTONS 106, CAVALIERS 101: Andre Drummond had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and Detroit scored the first 13 points of the fourth quarter before holding on at Auburn Hills, Michigan.
LeBron James had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists – and threw down over a half-dozen tremendous dunks – but the Cavaliers have lost three straight and five of their last seven. J.R. Smith played for Cleveland after a thumb injury had kept him out since December, but Kevin Love and Kyle Korver were out, and the Cavaliers lost Andrew Bogut earlier in the week with a broken leg.
CLIPPERS 114, GRIZZLIES 98: Austin Rivers scored 20 points, and Chris Paul added 19 points and seven assists to lead Los Angeles at Memphis, Tennessee.
The Clippers solidified their hold on the fifth seed in the Western Conference, while Memphis continued a skid that has reached four straight.
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MAVERICKS: Dallas signed guard Manny Harris and forward Jarrod Uthoff to 10-day contracts, and assigned Harris to its D-League affiliate, where he has played 27 games this season.
The signings were announced after 10-day contracts expired for guard Quinn Cook and forward Ben Bentil.
THE NBA fined Jared Dudley of Phoenix and Brandon Jennings of Washington $35,000 apiece for their roles in an altercation during a game Tuesday night.
Dudley was fined for “escalating an altercation” by confronting and giving a head-butt to Jason Smith of the Wizards after Smith knocked down Tyler Ulis of the Suns with a hard screen.
Jennings was fined for “making menacing gestures” during the incident. Video replays showed Jennings imitating that his fingers were a gun.
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