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Oklahoma City overcomes 20-point deficit to beat Phoenix, 109-97

Thunder guard Anthony Morrow celebrates with point guard D.J. Augustin after scoring in the third quarter.

Thunder guard Anthony Morrow celebrates with point guard D.J. Augustin after scoring in the third quarter.

(Rick Scuteri / Associated Press)
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Russell Westbrook had 33 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 20 points down to beat the Phoenix Suns, 109-97, on Sunday night in Phoenix.

D.J. Augustin scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for the Thunder, which snapped a four-game road skid. Steven Adams had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Dion Waiters scored 18 points.

Oklahoma City pulled away with a dominant fourth quarter and stayed 2 1/2 games ahead of New Orleans for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Westbrook was 10 for 29 from the field and 12 for 14 from the foul line while playing 38 minutes.

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Markieff Morris scored 24 points for the Suns, who dropped four games behind Oklahoma City.

at San Antonio 103, Memphis 89: Kawhi Leonard had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs cruised to a victory over the Grizzlies. San Antonio never trailed and won for the 13th time in 16 games to remain sixth in the Western Conference — 1 1/2 games ahead of Dallas and one game behind the Clippers.

at Miami 109, Detroit 102: Dwyane Wade scored 40 points one day after having fluid removed from his balky left knee, Udonis Haslem set season highs with 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the undermanned Heat beat the Pistons.

Houston 99, at Washington 91: One game after clinching a playoff berth, the Rockets delayed the Wizards’ bid to secure their own spot, beating Washington behind James Harden’s 24 points.

at Cleveland 87, Philadelphia 86: LeBron James scored 20 points, Kyrie Irving added 17 and the Cavaliers hung on for a win over the 76ers. The Cavaliers earned their 16th straight home win despite being held scoreless in the final 4:04.

at Indiana 104, Dallas 99: C.J. Miles scored 28 points and made a key three-pointer with a minute left to help the Pacers beat the Mavericks. The Pacers won for the second time in nine games to pull even with Boston for ninth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind Brooklyn for the final playoff spot.

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at New Orleans 110, Minnesota 88: Anthony Davis had 28 points and nine rebounds, and the Pelicans defeated the Timberwolves. Omer Asik had 15 points for New Orleans, which won its second.

Clippers 119, at Boston 106

at Brooklyn 107, Lakers 99

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