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NBA Wrap: Thunder douse Heat; Spurs extend perfect home run

Associated Press

January 17, 2016 | 11:02pm

OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook had his second consecutive triple-double to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Miami Heat 99-74 on Sunday (Monday in Manila).

Westbrook finished with 13 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds. It was his fifth triple-double of the season and the 24th of his career.

Kevin Durant had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Serge Ibaka scored 19 points, and Dion Waiters added 18 for the Thunder. They are the third team to reach 30 wins this season.

Dwyane Wade, who sat out Friday against Denver with shoulder soreness, led the Heat with 22 points on his 34th birthday. Hassan Whiteside added 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for the Heat.

It was the fewest points scored by the Heat this season and the fewest allowed by the Thunder.

SPURS 112, MAVERICKS 83

SAN ANTONIO — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points and San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas to remain undefeated at home.

The Spurs are a franchise-best 24-0 at home and have won 33 straight at the AT&T Center dating to March 2015. At 36-6, San Antonio matched its best start after 42 games, tying the mark set in 2010-11.

The Spurs loss Tony Parker late in the third quarter to right hip soreness. The injury forced Parker to miss two games at the beginning of the month.

Wesley Matthews led Dallas with 12 points.

ROCKETS 112, LAKERS 95

LOS ANGELES — James Harden scored 31 points and Houston pulled away to beat Los Angeles.

Dwight Howard had 14 points and 15 rebounds for his ninth straight double-double, his longest such streak since a 14-game run three seasons ago.

Lou Williams led Los Angeles with 20 points. Kobe Bryant, trying to play through a sore right Achilles, had five points in 24 minutes and tied a season high with nine assists before sitting out the fourth quarter.

NUGGETS 129, PACERS 126

DENVER — Randy Foye hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 21 seconds left for Denver in its comeback victory over Indiana.

The Nuggets came back in the second half to get their seventh straight win at home over the Pacers. Danilo Gallinari had 23 points, and Will Barton had 21, including two free throws with 6 seconds left.

Myles Turner scored a career-high 25 points for Indiana, and Monta Ellis added 24.

TIMBERWOLVES 117, SUNS 87

MINNEAPOLIS — Ricky Rubio and Andrew Wiggins scored 18 points each and Minnesota beat Phoenix to snap a nine-game losing streak.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Timberwolves. They shot 56.5 percent and won for the first time since beating Utah on Dec. 30.

Brandon Knight scored 20 points on 9-for-20 shooting, and Markieff Morris had 17 points and five rebounds for free-falling Phoenix. The Suns have lost 13 of 14 games to drop to 13-29.