HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NBA GAMES PLAYED ON SUNDAY (MONDAY AEDT)
THUNDER 118 beat PELICANS 110 - Russell Westbrook scored 41 points in his 29th triple-double of the season to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-110.
Westbrook had 21 points in the fourth quarter. He shot seven-for-19 from the field the first three quarters and was seven-for-10 in the fourth. He also had 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the 66th triple-double of his career.
Anthony Davis scored 38 points and DeMarcus Cousins had 31 points and 10 rebounds, but he played just 22 minutes and fouled out while getting dunked on by Westbrook. The Pelicans fell to 0-3 since acquiring Cousins in a trade with Sacramento.
CLIPPERS 124 bt HORNETS 121, OT - Blake Griffin scored a season-high 43 points and Chris Paul had 15 points and 17 assists as Los Angeles held off Charlotte in overtime.
The Hornets lost despite getting 34 points from Kemba Walker and 31 from Nicolas Batum, who shot eight-of-13 on three-pointers.
Charlotte had a chance to win at the end, trailing by one late in overtime, but a poor pass from Walker was picked off by centre DeAndre Jordan with six seconds to go. He followed Paul's miss on the other end with a dunk that all but sealed the victory.
SPURS 119 bt LAKERS 98 - Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and San Antonio routed the Lakers in Los Angeles' first home game since Magic Johnson took over the franchise's basketball operations.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 points for the Spurs, who have won four straight and nine of 11.
Pau Gasol added 15 points against his former team, and the Southwest Division leaders had little trouble with the Lakers, who have lost four straight and 15 of 19.
JAZZ 102 bt WIZARDS 92 - Gordon Hayward scored 30 points, Rudy Gobert added 15 points and 20 rebounds, and Utah beat Washington for their third straight victory.
Northwest Division-leading Utah led by as many as 24 points before Washington got within six with just just more than two minutes left. Hayward hit a pair of jumpers to seal the win.
Washington, the Southeast Division leader, have lost two in a row for the first time since early January.
CELTICS 104 bt PISTONS 98 - Jaylen Brown sank a three-pointer from the right corner while being fouled with 37.6 seconds remaining, part of a five-point possession for Boston that lifted the Celtics over Detroit.
The Celtics were down 96-95 when Brown connected while being fouled by Marcus Morris. Brown missed the ensuing free throw, but Detroit couldn't come up with the rebound, and Tobias Harris was called for a loose-ball foul. Marcus Smart added two free throws to put Boston up 100-96.
Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics with 33 points. Andre Drummond had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Pistons, but he went one-of-11 on free throws and was taken out for some key possessions toward the end to prevent Boston from fouling him.
GRIZZLIES 105 bt NUGGETS 98 - Mike Conley scored 31 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and Memphis held off Denver.
Zach Randolph finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis, who snapped a two-game skid. Marc Gasol chipped in 23 points and found his mark from long range by hitting three three-pointers.
The Grizzlies have now won four straight in Denver - an intriguing run, considering they're just 9-32 all-time in the Mile High City.
RAPTORS 112 bt TRAIL BLAZERS 106 - DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points, Serge Ibaka added 18 and Toronto beat Portland.
The Raptors won their third in a row and wrapped up a second straight season sweep of Portland. They previously had beaten the Trail Blazers 95-91 in Portland on December 26.
BUCKS 100 bt SUNS 96 - Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points, Tony Snell made a clinching three-pointer from the corner in the closing seconds and Milwaukee held on to beat Phoenix.
Michael Beasley added 17 points and Malcolm Brogdon had 15 as the Bucks swept the two-game season series with the Suns. Greg Monroe finished with 14 points and Snell had 13.
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