Russell Westbrook had 33 points, 14 assists, and 11 rebounds for his 32nd triple-double of the season, leading the Thunder to a 112-104 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday in Oklahoma City.
Westbrook broke a tie with Wilt Chamberlain (1967-68) for the second-most triple-doubles in a season. Oscar Robertson set the record of 41 during the 1961-62 season.
Victor Oladipo added 22 points to help the Thunder win for the third time in four regular-season meetings with the Jazz.
Utah was without center Rudy Gobert and forward Derrick Favors because of leg soreness, and Gordon Hayward played only 21 minutes, finishing with 9 points — 13 below his average.
The Thunder opened the second half with a 14-5 run to take a 23-point lead. Westbrook had four assists during the spurt.
Utah cut the deficit to 7 points twice in the final seven minutes and down to 6 with 1:18 to go. Westbrook had a driving dunk with 37 seconds left to restore the double-digit advantage.
Utah coach Quin Snyder used his entire available roster. Dante Exum scored 22 points on 7-for-8 shooting. He played a team-high 27 minutes. Alec Burks added 21 points.
The Thunder shot 50 percent from the field (43 for 86). Westbrook went 9 for 26 and connected on 12 of 13 free throw attempts.
Utah went 36 for 75 (48 percent). The Jazz hung around by going 9 for 20 from 3-point range. But they missed their final three 3-point attempts.
Cavaliers 116, Magic 104 — LeBron James had 24 points, 13 assists, and 12 rebounds, and visiting Cleveland stopped a three-game losing streak with a victory over Orlando.
Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and Tristan Thompson added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who had dropped four of five.
The Magic played them close for much of the game, but couldn’t match shots with James and the defending NBA champions down the stretch.
It was James’s career-best ninth triple-double of the season. Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 20 points and 16 rebounds.
The Magic put together a 12-2 run to tie it at 63 with 9:43 left in the third. But Richard Jefferson responded with a 3-pointer and J.R. Smith added two big 3s to help Cleveland run back out to an eight-point advantage with James on the bench for much of the quarter.
Smith and Iman Shumpert each made three of Cleveland’s 15 3-pointers in 39 attempts from beyond the arc. The Cavaliers shot 50 percent (43 for 86) from the field overall.
Pelicans 125, Hornets 122 — Anthony Davis had 46 points and 21 rebounds as New Orleans defeated host Charlotte in overtime.
Davis had 15 points in the fourth quarter and 9 in overtime, including a 3-point play on an offensive rebound to put the Pelicans ahead for good with 1:11 left. Davis finished 18 of 31 from the field, 4 of 5 from 3-point range.
DeMarcus Cousins didn’t play a big role in the win. He didn’t play after picking up his fifth foul with 9:35 left in regulation.
Marvin Williams had a season-high 27 points along with 10 rebounds for the Hornets.
Spurs 107, Warriors 85 — Patty Mills had 21 points as San Antonio rolled over visiting Golden State in a game short on star power to pull within a half-game of the NBA’s top record.
The big showdown between the league’s top two teams turned into a huge letdown with both teams missing their star players.
Already without Kevin Durant due to a knee injury, Golden State rested Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala. The Spurs played without Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker, and Dejounte Murray due to injuries, and received a jolt when they were informed that LaMarcus Aldridge will be out indefinitely with a minor heart arrhythmia.
Ian Clark had 36 points to lead Golden State, which suffered its third straight loss and fifth in seven games.
Clippers 112, 76ers 100 — Chris Paul scored 30 points and DeAndre Jordan had 19 points and 20 rebounds, helping host Los Angeles defeat Philadelphia.
The Clippers won for the fourth time in five games. Paul also had seven assists, and Blake Griffin added 15 points and 10 rebounds.
The Clippers trailed, 79-75, after three quarters but opened the final period with a 10-0 run to retake the lead. Los Angeles has beaten Philadelphia in 10 of their last 11 meetings.
Richaun Holmes led Philadelphia with 24 points and nine rebounds. Dario Saric added 16 points, and Jahlil Okafor had 14.
The Sixers have lost four in a row and seven of eight overall. They haven’t beaten the Clippers in Los Angeles since March 2011.
With the win and Utah’s loss to Oklahoma City, Los Angeles trails the Jazz by one game for the fourth playoff spot. The teams play Monday night at Utah.
Pistons 112, Knicks 92 — Tobias Harris scored 23 of his 28 points in the first half, when host Detroit took control with a fast start on its way to a win over New York.
The Pistons have had some issues with slow starts lately, but they raced out to an 18-point lead in the first quarter against New York. Harris finished the period with 11 points in what was an encouraging effort by Detroit, which was coming off an emotional win over Cleveland on Thursday night.
The Pistons are 12-6 since the start of February, and they've boosted their postseason hopes in the process.
Andre Drummond had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Pistons, and Reggie Jackson had 19 points and eight assists. Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points for the Knicks.
Bucks 102, Timberwolves 95 — Tony Snell scored 19 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo 18 as host Milwaukee beat Minnesota for its season-high sixth consecutive victory.
Milwaukee had seven players score in double figures. Matthew Dellavedova had 16 points and Greg Monroe finished with 12.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 35 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota.
Heat 104, Raptors 89 — Dion Waiters scored 20 points as host Miami beat Toronto, improving to 21-4 over its last 25 games.
Tyler Johnson scored 16 points and Hassan Whiteside added 12 points and 14 rebounds for Miami.
Goran Dragic (15 points) played only 41 seconds in the second half, leaving after taking an elbow from Toronto’s Cory Joseph. Dragic eventually returned to the bench with an icepack over his right eye, which appeared to be swollen nearly shut.
DeMar DeRozan scored 17 points for the Raptors, who have lost 15 of their last 24 games.
Hawks 107, Grizzlies 90 — Taurean Prince had 17 points, Paul Millsap and Dennis Schroder had 16 apiece, and Atlanta won in Memphis. Jamychal Green had 20 points for Memphis.
Suns 100, Mavericks 98 — Devin Booker scored 36 points to lead Phoenix to a victory in Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki and Harrison Barnes each had 23 points for the Mavericks.