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OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook had his second consecutive triple-double to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Miami Heat 99-74 on Sunday.

Westbrook finished with 13 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. It was his fifth triple-double of the season and the 24th of his career.

Kevin Durant had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Serge Ibaka scored 19 points and Dion Waiters added 18 for the Thunder, who became the third team to reach 30 wins this season.

Dwyane Wade, who sat out Friday against Denver with shoulder soreness, led the Heat with 22 points on his 34th birthday. Hassan Whiteside added 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for the Heat.

It was the fewest points scored by the Heat this season and the fewest allowed by the Thunder.

SPURS 112, MAVERICKS 83: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points and San Antonio received an early spark from Jonathon Simmons to beat Dallas and remain undefeated at home.

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The Spurs are a franchise-best 24-0 at home to open the season and have won 33 straight at the AT&T Center dating back to March 2015.

NUGGETS 129, PACERS 126: Randy Foye hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 21 seconds left and Denver rallied to beat Indiana in Denver.

The Nuggets came back in the second half to get their seventh straight win at home over the Pacers. Danilo Gallinari had 23 points and Will Barton had 21, including two free throws with 6 seconds left to help seal it.

TIMBERWOLVES 117, SUNS 87: Ricky Rubio and Andrew Wiggins scored 18 points each and host Minnesota snapped a nine-game losing streak with a over Phoenix.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Timberwolves, who improved to 6-17 at home.

NOTES

GRIZZLIES: The NBA has fined forward Matt Barnes $35,000 for making “inappropriate public comments” condoning violence.

The fine was announced Sunday, a day after Memphis beat the Knicks 103-95 in the teams’ first meeting since the league suspended Barnes for two games for fighting with New York Coach Derek Fisher in October.

According to the Commercial Appeal, Barnes said at the Grizzlies’ pregame shootaround: “Violence is never the answer, but sometimes it is.”

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