Russell Westbrook had 31 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, his 26th triple-double of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 17 points down in the second quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-96.
The Thunder trailed 42-25 with 5:07 left in the second quarter and 52-42 at halftime. They outscored the Nets 83-54 the rest of the way.
Paul George had 25 points (13 in the third quarter) and 9 rebounds. Westbrook assisted on 5 of Steven Adams’ 6 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 points off the bench.
The Nets gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Thunder missed. They outscored the Thunder 45-22 off the bench. The Nets were outscored 27-14 in 9 minutes with Dinwiddie, Harris, Russell, Allen and Kurucs on the floor together.