OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook scored 37 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 99-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday, though his streak of consecutive triple-doubles ended at seven games.
Westbrook shot 14 of 26 to go along with 12 rebounds and six assists. He hit 1 of 2 free throws in the final seconds to push the margin to three points before Boston’s Marcus Smart missed a 3-point attempt that would have tied the score.
Steven Adams finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, and Enes Kanter came off the bench to score 14 points for the Thunder.
Al Horford paced the Celtics with 19 points and six rebounds, and Boston’s Jae Crowder and Avery Bradley each posted 18 points.
Warriors 116, Timberwolves 108
MINNEAPOLIS — Golden State rallied past Minnesota to preserve its NBA-record, 111-game streak without consecutive losses.
One night after a road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, the Warriors put together a big fourth quarter to fend off the Timberwolves. The Warriors trailed by 10 after three quarters but outscored Minnesota 38-20 in the fourth. Klay Thompson scored 12 of his 30 points during a 25-4 Golden State spurt to start the final period.
Kevin Durant added 22 points and eight rebounds, Stephen Curry had 22 points and nine assists, and Draymond Green scored 18 for the Warriors. Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 25 points and 18 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine also scored 25 points for the Wolves.
76ers 97, Pistons 79
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — T.J. McConnell was one assist shy of a triple-double in his first start of the season as Philadelphia beat.
Starting in place of Sergio Rodriguez, McConnell had 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the 76ers, who won back-to-back games for only the second time this season following a win at New Orleans on Thursday. Robert Covington added 16 points and seven rebounds for the 76ers.
Marcus Morris scored a game-high 28 points in defeat for the Pistons.