Russell Westbrook’s triple-double streak ends, but he leads Thunder past Celtics

Russell Westbrook’s triple-double streak ended at seven games, but he scored 23 of his 37 points in the second half to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Boston Celtics, 99-96, on Sunday night.

Westbrook had 12 rebounds, but just six assists. His triple-double run was the longest since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989. The NBA record is nine in a row by Philadelphia’s Wilt Chamberlain in March 1968.

Steven Adams scored 16 points on seven-for-eight shooting and Enes Kanter added 14 points for the Thunder, who have won seven of eight. Oklahoma City got away with making just 14 of 27 free throws.

Al Horford scored 19 points, and Jae Crowder and Avery Bradley each added 18 for the Celtics.

Golden State 116, at Minnesota 108: Klay Thompson scored 30 points and the Warriors roared back to avoid their first set of consecutive regular-season losses since 2015 with a victory over the Timberwolves. Stephen Curry had 22 points and nine assists, and the Warriors extended their NBA-record streak to 111 regular-season games without losing two in a row. They trailed by 10 to start the fourth quarter, but opened the period with a 25-4 run to turn the tide. Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 18 rebounds and Andrew Wiggins scored 25 for the Timberwolves.

Philadelphia 97, at Detroit 79: Robert Covington had 16 points and Ersan Ilyasova scored 15, leading the 76ers past the Pistons. Jahlil Okafor finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, and T.J. McConnell added 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the 76ers, who snapped a four-game losing streak against the Pistons and improved to 2-7 on the road this season. Marcus Morris had 28 points and Andre Drummond finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds for Detroit.

New Orleans 120, at Phoenix 119 (OT): Tim Frazier got his first career triple-double and the Pelicans rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to beat the Suns in overtime, snapping a five-game losing streak. The victory came despite a four-for-17 shooting performance by NBA scoring leader Anthony Davis. He finished with 14 points, 16 below his average, but grabbed 12 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe scored 32 for the Suns. Tyson Chandler added 14 points and 21 rebounds, both season highs.