OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Russell Westbrook made a two-pronged bid for his sixth career triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder finished off an impressive homestand by beating the Utah Jazz 106-94 Friday night. Oklahoma City won all three games by double digits and made a bid to win three in a row by at least 20 points for the first time in 25 years before a late charge by the Jazz. Westbrook ended up with 23 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals. Enes Kanter scored a career-high 18 points, with 14 coming in the fourth quarter as Utah pulled within five before Oklahoma City closed it out. Westbrook came up with two of his steals — and one of his eight turnovers — during a wild, momentum-changing stretch midway through the fourth quarter. After his two free throws stretched Oklahoma City's lead to seven, Westbrook swiped the ball, only for Earl Watson to steal it back, and then for Westbrook to race back up the court to get it again. He fired a pass ahead to Kendrick Perkins, who flipped it to Durant for a two-handed slam that got the sellout crowd roaring again and the Thunder back on the path to victory. Cavaliers 113, Hawks 111: Alonzo Gee scored on a putback with less than 1 second remaining, and the Cavaliers snapped a four-game losing streak. Gee rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Dion Waiters and quickly followed up with the winning shot. The Hawks, out of timeouts, couldn't manage a shot before time expired. Jeremy Pargo led Cleveland with 22 points, including three straight baskets late in the game. Waiters scored 21 and Anderson Varejao had 20 points and 18 rebounds for Cleveland. Josh Smith had 25 points for Atlanta, which had won six in a row. Lakers 122, Nuggets 103: Antawn Jamison scored 33 points while leading an outstanding game by the Lakers' reserves, and Dwight Howard had 28 points and 20 rebounds before hitting Los Angeles' 17th 3-pointer in the final seconds of a victory over Denver. Jodie Meeks scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers for the Lakers, who improved to 3-3 under Mike D'Antoni, while playing splendidly at the furious tempo favored by their new coach. The Lakers tied the club record for 3-pointers in a regulation game, getting five from Jamison in the first 30-point game by a Lakers reserve since 1998. Howard capped it with just the second 3-pointer of his career with 9.8 seconds to play. Danilo Gallinari scored 19 points for the Nuggets, who lost three times on their three-game trip. Kobe Bryant had 14 points and eight assists for the Lakers. Celtics 96, Trail Blazers 78: Jeff Green scored 19 points, Jason Terry added 17 and the Celtics cruised to a comfortable win without Rajon Rondo. The star point guard served the first game of his two-game suspension for his role in a scuffle Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets. Courtney Lee started in Rondo's place and finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Nets 98, Magic 86: Joe Johnson had 22 points and the Nets earned their fifth straight victory. Knicks 108, Wizards 87: Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith each scored 20 points, and the Knicks beat the Wizards for the 10th straight time. 76ers 104, Bobcats 98: Evan Turner scored 25 points, Jason Richardson hit four 3-pointers down the stretch and the 76ers earned their third consecutive victory. Grizzlies 90, Pistons 78: Rudy Gay had 18 points, Marc Gasol and Mike Conley added 17 apiece, and the Grizzlies stretched their winning streak to four games. Timberwolves 95, Bucks 85: Alexey Shved scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and Kevin Love overcame a nasty stomach bug to collect 15 points and 14 rebounds in the Timberwolves' victory. Raptors 101, Suns 97: DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points to help the Raptors stop a six-game slide. Pacers 97, Kings 92: David West had 31 points and 11 rebounds to help Indiana edge Sacramento. Spurs fined $250,000 The San Antonio Spurs were fined $250,000 Friday for sending top players home before a nationally televised game against the Miami Heat, the National Basketball Association said Friday. The Spurs, who have one of the oldest rosters in the league, sent four of their top players — Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green — home to rest before Thursday's game, which was the final game of a six-game road trip for San Antonio and their fourth game in five nights. — Agencies
