Saturday 21 March 2015 10:06, UK
Russell Westbrook posted 36 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds to lead Oklahoma City to a 123-115 comeback victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Westbrook now has nine triple-doubles this season while the Thunder (39-30) increased their lead over New Orleans to a game and a half for eighth place in the Western Conference.
The Hawks (53-16) have lost back-to-back games but still lead the Eastern Conference by nine games over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
LeBron James fought through a head cold to score 11 straight points in the fourth quarter for Cleveland, who fended off the Indiana Pacers 95-92.
James was sick enough to miss the team's morning shoot-around, leaving him a game-time decision, but played through it to finish with 29 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Indiana began the night tied with the Boston Celtics for the final playoff spot in the East and a matchup between the Cavaliers and Pacers remains possible.
Heat is on
Dwyane Wade scored 22 points as Miami defeated Denver 108-91 at American Airlines Arena. Wade has scored over 20 points in eight straight games and the Heat are 6-2 over that span.
Miami opened the fourth quarter with a nine-point lead and then held Denver to just three points for the first eight-plus minutes of the period.
The Memphis frontcourt combo=ination of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph combined for 36 points as the Grizzlies easily dispatched the Mavericks 112-101.
Randolph scored a game-high 21 points to go with four rebounds and five assists. Gasol added 15 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out late. The Grizzlies had seven players score in double figures.
Bullish
Bulls rookie Nikola Mirotic had 29 points and 11 rebounds as Chicago breezed to a 108-92 win over Toronto.
Mike Dunleavy added 21 points for Chicago, who won their second consecutive game and improved to 3-0 against Toronto this season.
San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points, including 13 straight by his team in the third quarter, as the Spurs beat Boston 101-89. San Antonio (43-25) have won nine of their last 11.
Brook Lopez scored 32 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Thaddeus Young added 24 points as Brooklyn beat Milwaukee 129-127 in triple overtime.
It marked the second time this season the teams played a triple-overtime game in Brooklyn, with the Bucks winning the first on November 19.
Rookie
Magic rookie point guard Elfrid Payton recorded his second straight triple-double with 22 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds to help Orlando break a six-game losing streak with a 111-104 win over Portland.
Victor Oladipo and Nik Vucevic added 22 points and eight rebounds apiece as Orlando rallied from a six-point deficit in the final period to beat Portland.
Philadelphia youngster Nerlens Noel had a career-high 23 points and added 14 rebounds, five steals and three blocked shots as the Sixers beat the Knicks 97-81 in a matchup of the teams with the worst records in the Eastern Conference.
