When Kevin Love drilled the most dramatic of his career-high seven 3-pointers over Russell Westbrook during his first 50-point game, he gave his former UCLA buddy a good ribbing. But at the end of the night, it was Westbrook who got the win. Westbrook scored a career-best 45 points, Kevin Durant added 40 points and a season-high 17 rebounds, and the Thunder overcame Love's 51 points to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 149-140, in double overtime Friday night in Oklahoma City. “There's a lot of great performances throughout this game but the good thing about it was our team victory,” Westbrook said. Westbrook set the tone in the second overtime, stealing the ball on Minnesota's opening possession and racing to the other end for a layup that resulted in a 3-point play. The Thunder never trailed in the period and put it away with 9 straight points after Nick Collison blocked Love's shot that would have tied it at 140. Westbrook and Durant became the first tandem in NBA history to have two games in the same season with 40 points apiece. Lakers 103, Trail Blazers 96: Andrew Bynum had 28 points and nine rebounds, point guard Ramon Sessions had 20 points and 11 assists in his first start, and host Los Angeles put away Portland. Spurs 104, Mavericks 87: Manu Ginobili had 11 points and seven assists while starting in place of an injured Tony Parker, leading host San Antonio over Dallas. Magic 93, Cavaliers 80: Ryan Anderson scored 17 points, Dwight Howard added 16 points and 13 rebounds, and host Orlando held off Cleveland. Raptors 96, Knicks 79: DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points before leaving with an injury, Andrea Bargnani had 21, and host Toronto rolled, snapping New York's five-game winning streak. Heat 88, Pistons 73: LeBron James had 17 points and 10 assists to lead visiting Miami to its fourth straight victory. Bucks 112, Bobcats 92: Luc Mbah a Moute scored 13 of his 20 points in the second half as Milwaukee blew out host Charlotte. Suns 113, Pacers 111: Marcin Gortat had 23 points and eight rebounds, Steve Nash added 12 points and tied his season high with 17 assists, and Grant Hill scored 22 to help Phoenix edge host Indiana. Hawks 93, Nets 84: Josh Smith had 30 points and 12 rebounds as host Atlanta got its fourth win in five games by dropping New Jersey. Jazz 121, Nuggets 102: Al Jefferson had 23 points and eight rebounds, Gordon Hayward chipped in 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists as Utah toppled Denver in Salt Lake City. Philadelphia 99, Boston 86: The 76ers got Doug Collins his 400th NBA coaching win and kept their place atop the Atlantic Division. Elton Brand scored 20 points, Lou Williams had 19 off the bench and the Sixers used a dominant third quarter to take control in a 99-86 win over the Boston Celtics. Six Philadelphia players scored in double digits and Brand got 14 of his 20 in the third quarter, when the Sixers outscored the Celtics 37-17 to overcome a six-point deficit at halftime.
