Russell Westbrook scored 38 points and posted his 27th triple-double of the season to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 116-105 Wednesday night. Westbrook moved into sole possession of third place for the most triple-doubles in a season, behind Oscar Robertson's 41 in 1961-62 and Wilt Chamberlain's 31 in 1967-68. The star guard had 14 rebounds and 12 assists in the 64th triple-double of his career. "The respect is obvious, man," Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said. Anthony had 30 points for the Knicks after being selected to the All-Star Game as an injury replacement for Cleveland's Kevin Love earlier in the night. Derrick Rose scored 25 and Courtney Lee added 16. Westbrook clinched his triple-double on a rebound with about seven minutes left in the third quarter. Raptors 90, Hornets 85 Kyle Lowry scored 21 points and broke a tie late in the fourth quarter as the Toronto Raptors overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 90-85. Norman Powell added 17 points for the Raptors. Frank Kaminsky led Charlotte with 27 points and Kemba Walker added 24. Cavaliers 113, Pacers 104 Kyle Korver scored 22 points off the bench for Cleveland and became the seventh player in NBA history to make 2,000 three-pointers. LeBron James scored 31 points for his 13th 30-point game of the season, and Kyrie Irving scored 26 points and passed for seven assists for Cleveland. Jeff Teague recorded 15 points and 11 assists and Glenn Robinson III scored 19 points for the Pacers. Spurs 107, Magic 79 LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points and Kawhi Leonard had 22 in the Spurs' easy victory. San Antonio, which owns the second-best record in the NBA behind the Golden State Warriors, did not play its starters -- except for center Dewayne Dedmon -- in the fourth quarter. Center Nikola Vucevic led the Magic with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Forwards Aaron Gordon and Jeff Green each scored 11 points. Bucks 129, Nets 125 Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, and the Bucks held on down the stretch to extend the Nets' home losing streak to 16 games and their overall losing streak to 14 games. Antetokounmpo recorded his 13th game with at least 30 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Greg Monroe added 25 points, and Khris Middleton contributed a season-high 20 points. Brooklyn's Brook Lopez scored a season-high 36 points. Pistons 98, Mavericks 91 Reggie Jackson scored 22 points and Jon Leuer had 20 points to lead Detroit's victory. The Pistons out-rebounded the Mavericks 57-38 and completed a two-game sweep of the season series for the first time since the 1997-98 season. Dirk Nowitzki racked up 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks. Heat 117, Rockets 109 Hassan Whiteside posted a double-double and led a decisive performance on the offensive glass as the Heat completed a season sweep of the Rockets. Whiteside finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks. Dion Waiters totaled 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Heat. James Harden produced his 15th triple-double with 38 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists while Ryan Anderson added 17 points. Celtics 116, 76ers 108 Isaiah Thomas tied John Havlicek's 45-year-old Celtics record with his 40th straight 20-point game and then pulled off his usual fourth-quarter heroics to lead Boston to its fourth straight win. Thomas finished with 33 points. Dario Saric came off the bench to lead the Sixers with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Pelicans 95, Grizzlies 91 Forward Solomon Hill scored a season-high 23 points and the Pelicans held off Memphis in the closing minutes. Other results: Timberwolves 112, Nuggets 99; Suns 137, Lakers 101; Jazz 111, Trail Blazers 88; Warriors 109, Kings 86; Clippers 99, Hawks 84. — Agencies
