NEW YORK — Russell Westbrook got his third straight triple-double and nearly did it by halftime, finishing with 27 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists for his NBA-leading eighth of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 112-103 on Monday night.
Westbrook had 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists at the break and is now averaging a triple-double for the season, raising his averages to 30.9 points, 11.3 assists and 10.3 rebounds through more than a month of the season.
Enes Kanter added a season-high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Steven Adams had 14 points and 10 boards in the Thunder’s third straight victory.
Derrick Rose scored a season-best 30 points, but the Knicks had their six-game home winning streak snapped. Kristaps Porzingis added 21 points and Carmelo Anthony had 18, but shot just 4 for 19.
Westbrook fell just shy of his third straight 15-assist game, but had his highest rebound total of the season.
RAPTORS 122, 76ERS 95: Kyle Lowry scored 24 points and set a team record by hitting all six of his 3-pointers as Toronto extended its winning streak over the 76ers to 13 games with a win at Philadelphia.
Lowry added eight assists and four rebounds. He topped the 5-for-5 mark on 3s set by several Raptors throughout the years.
Six players scored in double figures for the Raptors (11-6), who took the lead for good late in the first quarter on the way to their third consecutive win.
Terrence Ross added a season-high 22 points for Toronto, including a trio of 3s, as the Raptors went 13 for 19 from beyond the arc.
WIZARDS 101, KINGS 95: Bradley Beal made a career-high seven 3-pointers and finished with 31 points as Washington recovered after giving up a late lead in a win at home.
John Wall had 19 points and 11 assists for the Wizards, but committed a career-high 11 turnovers.
Washington had a season-high 24 giveaways, but held the Kings to three points in overtime after seeing an eight-point lead evaporate over the final 5:12 of regulation.
DeMarcus Cousins had 36 points and a season-high 20 rebounds for Sacramento, which also committed its most turnovers of the season with 20.
JAZZ 112, TIMBERWOLVES 103: George Hill had 24 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 17 rebounds to lead visiting Utah to a third straight win.
Gordon Hayward scored 24 points and Utah’s top-ranked defense put the clamps on young Timberwolves stars Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns to improve to 10-8 this season.
Towns had 19 points and 12 rebounds but shot just 8 of 18 and struggled with foul trouble much of the night.
Wiggins scored 13 points on 6-for-16 shooting. All five Wolves starters were in double figures, including Zach LaVine with 28 points.
HORNETS 104, GRIZZLIES 85: Kemba Walker and Jeremy Lamb scored 21 points apiece as Charlotte built an early lead on the way to a win at Memphis, Tennessee.
Walker and Lamb were a combined 14 of 25 from the field, including 7 for 13 on 3-point attempts.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 14 points and Frank Kaminsky added 12 for the Hornets, who won their second straight after a four-game losing streak. Lamb grabbed nine rebounds.
Marc Gasol led Memphis with 19 points and eight rebounds.
Mike Conley had 15 points before leaving in the third quarter with a lower back injury.
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