Kevin Durant gets seventh career triple-double

Four-time scoring champion Kevin Durant set up a rare triple-double with his passing.

The Thunder forward had five assists in the first quarter. He finished with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in his seventh career triple-double, and Oklahoma City beat the visiting Atlanta Hawks, 107-94, on Thursday night.

Durant approached this game differently than the Thunder’s loss in Atlanta on Nov. 30. He took four fewer shots and had four more assists than that night.

“I knew last time they were expecting me to be aggressive and score every time I got the ball, so I tried to switch the game up,” he said.

Russell Westbrook had 23 points and 10 assists. It was just the second time both Durant and Westbrook had at least 10 assists in the same game, and the first time it happened in a win.

Serge Ibaka matched a season high with 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who won their third straight.

Kent Bazemore scored 22 points for the Hawks, who had won their previous two games.

at Brooklyn 100, Philadelphia 91: Andrea Bargnani scored a season-high 23 points as the Nets won for the sixth time in their last seven home games. Philadelphia fell to 0-13 on the road. Jahlil Okafor had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers.

at Sacramento 99: New York 97: Rajon Rondo had 16 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds and a jaw-dropping dunk in the fourth quarter to lead the Kings, who have just their second winning streak of the season. Carmelo Anthony had 23 points and 14 rebounds but missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Knicks.

at Chicago 83, Clippers 80