Thunder survive Love’s 51, tame Wolves in double OT
Oklahoma City — Russell Westbrook scored 45 points, and Kevin Durant added 40 points and a season-high 17 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a career-high 51 points from Minnesota All-Star Kevin Love to beat the Timberwolves, 149-140 in double overtime Friday.
Westbrook set the tone in the second overtime, stealing the ball on Minnesota’s opening possession and racing to the other end for a layup that resulted in a three-point play.
Love, who beat Durant in the 3-Point Contest on All-Star weekend, made a career-high seven 3s and also pulled down 14 rebounds while becoming the third player to eclipse 50 points this season.
Lakers 103,
Trail Blazers 96
At Los Angeles, Andrew Bynum had 28 points and nine rebounds, and point guard Ramon Sessions had 20 points and 11 assists in his first start for the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant scored 18 points for Los Angeles, which finished with a season-high 33 assists and increased its Pacific Division lead to 3 1/2 games over the idle Clippers. Pau Gasol had 16 rebounds and 10 points.
Sessions played his fifth game since the Lakers obtained him from Cleveland along with Christian Eyenga on March 15 for Luke Walton and Jason Kapono.
Heat 88, Pistons 73
At Auburn Hills, Michigan, LeBron James had 17 points and 10 assists to lead Miami to its fourth straight victory.
Dwyane Wade added 24 points for the Heat, who posed for a photo earlier in the day wearing team-logo hoodies. Players were speaking out following the death of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager wearing a hooded sweatshirt who was shot by a neighborhood crime-watch volunteer last month in a suburb of Orlando, Florida.
Brandon Knight scored 18 points for the Pistons, who have lost five of six.
Magic 93, Cavs 80
At Orlando, Florida, Ryan Anderson scored 17 points, and Dwight Howard added 16 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando held off Cleveland.
All five Magic players scored in double figures as they sizzled shooting the ball early before having to fight off a Cleveland charge in third quarter. They improved to 18-3 when all their starters reach double digits. OTHER RESULTS: BUCKS 112, Bobcats 92; Raptors 96, Knicks 79; Suns 113, Pacers 111; Hawks 93, Nets 84; 76ers 99, Celtics 86; Spurs 104, Mavs 87; Jazz 121, Nuggets 102. /ap
