OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook scored 33 points as part of another triple-double to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-96 on Sunday night to remain unbeaten.

Westbrook, coming off a 51-point triple-double against the Phoenix Suns on Friday, also had 16 assists and 12 rebounds against the Lakers. According to the Thunder, he joined Magic Johnson, Jerry Lucas and Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history with two triple-doubles in the first three games of a season.

CLIPPERS 88, JAZZ 75: Austin Rivers scored 19 points, Blake Griffin added 18 and host Los Angeles routed Utah.

Jamal Crawford had 12 points, and DeAndre Jordan grabbed 16 rebounds despite spraining his right thumb.

WARRIORS 106, SUNS 100: Kevin Durant scored 37 points, Stephen Curry added 28 and Golden State won in Phoenix.

The Warriors didn’t seal the victory until Curry’s two free throws with 12.9 seconds to play. Durant added a pair of free throws with seven seconds left to provide the final margin.

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SPURS 106, HEAT 99: Kawhi Leonard scored 14 of his 27 points in the final 6:04, doing so with a bandage under his right eye and helping San Antonio to win in Miami and remain unbeaten.

Leonard left the game with 8:29 remaining to be tended to and returned for the final 6:48.

PISTONS 98, BUCKS 83: Andre Drummond had 20 points and 23 rebounds, helping Detroit cruise to a victory over Milwaukee in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

ROCKETS 93, MAVERICKS 92: James Harden made a free throw with 0.1 seconds left, lifting Houston over Dallas in its home opener.

GRIZZLIES 112, WIZARDS 103: Marc Gasol scored 20 points, including a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime and two more 3-pointers in the extra session as host Memphis beat Washington.

NOTES

HORNETS: Charlotte exercised the third-year option on forward/center Frank Kaminsky.


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