Russell Westbrook had 34 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists, his seventh triple-double of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 17 points down in the third quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 100-94.
The Thunder trailed 72-55 with 4:13 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Jazz 45-22 the rest of the way.
Carmelo Anthony’s driving layup with 1:17 left made it 95-92, and Westbrook’s 2 free throws with 26.0 seconds left put it away at 99-92.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Jazz 15-5. Paul George scored 6 of the Thunder’s 15 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Westbrook had 4 of his 14 assists, all with the game within 5 points. With 4:14 left, Westbrook stole the ball from Donovan Mitchell, and his driving layup off it put the Thunder ahead 88-87.
George scored 21 points, and Steven Adams added 20 points (18 in the paint) and 9 rebounds on 9 for 10 shooting. The Thunder had 3 20-point scorers. Westbrook assisted on 5 of Adams’ 9 baskets.
For the Jazz, Mitchell had 31 points and a career-high 5 steals.
The Thunder grabbed 12 offensive rebounds to the Jazz’s 9 and outscored them 58-40 in the paint. The Thunder’s starters outscored the Jazz 47-36 in 19 minutes together.