Durant leads Thunder past Jazz; Lakers win
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Russell Westbrook made a two-pronged bid for his sixth career triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder finished off an impressive homestand by beating the Utah Jazz 106-94 on Friday night.
Oklahoma City won all three games by double digits and made a bid to win three in a row by at least 20 points for the first time in 25 years before a late charge by the Jazz.
Westbrook ended up with 23 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals.
Enes Kanter scored a career-high 18 points, with 14 coming in the fourth quarter as Utah pulled within five before Oklahoma City closed it out.
CAVALIERS 113, HAWKS 111
In Atlanta, Alonzo Gee scored on a putback with less than 1 second remaining, and the Cavaliers snapped a four-game losing streak.
Gee rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Dion Waiters and quickly followed up with the winning shot. The Hawks, out of timeouts, couldn’t manage a shot before time expired.
Jeremy Pargo led Cleveland with 22 points, including three straight baskets late in the game.
LAKERS 122, NUGGETS 103
In Los Angeles, Antawn Jamison scored 33 points while leading an outstanding game by the Lakers’ reserves, and Dwight Howard had 28 points and 20 rebounds before hitting Los Angeles’ 17th 3-pointer in the final seconds of a victory over Denver.
Jodie Meeks scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers for the Lakers, who improved to 3-3 under Mike D’Antoni while playing splendidly at the furious tempo favored by their new coach.
CELTICS 96, TRAIL BLAZERS 78
In Boston, Jeff Green scored 19 points, Jason Terry added 17 and the Celtics cruised to a comfortable win without Rajon Rondo.
The star point guard served the first game of his two-game suspension for his role in a scuffle Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points for Portland, which has lost four in a row.
NETS 98, MAGIC 86
In Orlando, Joe Johnson had 22 points and the Nets earned their fifth straight victory.
Gerald Wallace added 20 points, including five 3-pointers, as all five Brooklyn starters scored in double figures.
KNICKS 108, WIZARDS 87
In New York, Carmelo Anthony and JR Smith each scored 20 points, and the Knicks beat the Wizards for the 10th straight time.
Tyson Chandler and Ronnie Brewer each added 12 points for the Knicks, who improved to 6-0 at home.
76ERS 104, BOBCATS 98
In Charlotte, Evan Turner scored 25 points, Jason Richardson hit four 3-pointers down the stretch and the 76ers earned their third consecutive victory.
Ben Gordon led Charlotte with 19 points.
GRIZZLIES 90, PISTONS 78
In Memphisw, Rudy Gay had 18 points, Marc Gasol and Mike Conley added 17 apiece, and the Grizzlies stretched their winning streak to four games.
TIMBERWOLVES 95, BUCKS 85
In Minneapolis, Alexey Shved scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and Kevin Love overcame a nasty stomach bug to collect 15 points and 14 rebounds in the Timberwolves’ victory.
RAPTORS 101, SUNS 97
In Toronto, DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points to help the Raptors stop a six-game slide.
Kyle Lowry scored 15 points, and Jose Calderon had 13 points and nine assists for the Raptors, who ended Phoenix’s seven-game winning streak in Toronto. /AP
