Spurs win ninth straight game, 112-100 over the Wizards

Rose is averaging 32.3 minutes, 15.9 points, 5.0 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 0.8 steals on a slash line of.432/.280/.863. Malone likened the NBA’s leading scorer to a bruiser from the days when the league was known for its rough play. But the Thunder were able to regain command of the game. Oklahoma City enters play with a 10-8 record (3-4 on the road) and is 8-10 against the spread, while NY is 8-8 overall (7-2 at home) and 9-7 at the betting window in 2016.

Westbrook doesn’t scrape by with triple-doubles either, making it a trademark to supersize them into eye-popping statlines. Best since Oscar Robertson, finishing off the game clock with 42 points, 18 assists, and 15 rebounds.

That situation apparently gave Carmelo Anthony a glimmer of hope that the young dynamo might end up in the Big Apple.

Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan is buying into the Russell Westbrook hype.

(On defending Thunder pick-n-roll): “Our basic principles, coach teaches to do the same thing at home”. Ish finished with 14 points on 6-11 shooting and three assists.

The Nuggets will need to find a way to close out games similar to these games.

Morris kept the Pistons within striking distance with 10 points, as the Pistons trailed, 29-19, after the first quarter. Especially if he keeps shoving you under the basket, you’ve got to do something at some point.

Tobias Harris scored 21 points for the Pistons, who have lost five of their last seven.

Feed the ball inside to Andre Drummond.

Since turning 28 on November 12, Westbrook is averaging 32.7 points, 11.0 rebounds and 12.9 assists, numbers comparable to those Oscar Robertson put up for an entire season in 1961-62 (30.8, 12.5 and 11.4). In addition to his team-high 27 points, Kanter had six of the Thunder’s 17 offensive rebounds, including his key tip for the final points.

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points, Tony Parker added 20 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Washington Wizards 112-100 on Saturday night for their ninth straight victory.

Memphis’ Zach Randolph missed his second straight game as he continues to grieve his late mother, and the Grizzlies are also still without former Heat player James Ennis (right calf). He didn’t have the impact he has had lately, but he scored 8 points and grabbed 3 rebounds and was his usual calming force coming off the bench.

Darrun Hilliard struggled mightily in his 12 minutes.

Westbrook ranks fifth in the National Basketball Association with 140 defensive rebounds, a figure that stands as 57 more than any other player at his position. Hilliard got consistently beaten off the dribble by both Anthony Morrow and Victor Oladipo, and provided no real value to the Pistons tonight. “We really grinded in there and I’m forever grateful”.