Thunder Stop Nuggets – NBA Roundup For Thursday, January 17th

UNDATED (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder stayed atop the NBA's Western Conference standings by cooling off the Denver Nuggets Wednesday night.

Russell Westbrook poured in 32 points and the Thunder halted the Nuggets' six-game winning streak by whipping Denver 117-97. Kevin Martin and Kevin Durant each had 20 points for the Thunder, who built a 16-point lead in the first quarter and led wire-to-wire for the second time this season. Westbrook hit six of his first eight shots and had 16 points in the first 10 minutes.

Oklahoma City improved to a league-best 31-8 and moved one game ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers.

San Antonio remains two games behind the Thunder after Tony Parker's 17 points and 11 assists led the Spurs to a 103-82 rout of Memphis. Tim Duncan added 19 points for the Spurs, who shot 58 percent and extended their home winning streak to 13 games.

Also in the NBA, LeBron James contributed 25 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in just 30 minutes as Miami blasted Golden State 92-75. Dwyane (dwayn) Wade had 15 points, six assists, eight rebounds and five steals for the Heat, who led by 30 heading into the fourth quarter.

Chicago beat Toronto 107-105 on Luol Deng's (LOO'-ul dehngz) jumper with three seconds left in overtime. Carlos Boozer had a season-high 36 points and 12 rebounds, and Joakim (JOH'-kihm) Noah added 16 points and 14 boards in the Bulls' fourth consecutive road win.

Brooklyn's season-high seven-game winning streak is over after Jeff Teague scored a career-high 28 points and had 11 assists in Atlanta's 109-95 win over the Nets. Zaza Pachulia (ZAH'-zah pah-KOOL'-yah) finished two assists shy of a triple-double, providing 13 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight assists in the Hawks' second victory in eight games.

Orlando won for the first time in seven home games as Nikola Vucevic (VOO'-she-vihch) had 16 points and 15 rebounds in the Magic's 97-86 win over Indiana. The Magic led by as many as 22 points and connected on 12 of their 21 three-point attempts.

Son beat father in Boston as Greivis (GRAY'-vihz) Vasquez delivered 15 points and 11 rebounds in New Orleans' 90-78 win over Boston, ending the Celtics' season-best six-game winning streak. Hornets rookie Austin Rivers scored eight points to win his first matchup against his father, Celtics coach Doc Rivers.

Dallas has a season-high four-game winning streak after Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points in a 105-100 win over Houston. James Harden led the Rockets with 20 points but made just 5 of 23 from the field as Houston suffered its fifth consecutive loss.

Kyrie Irving had 31 points as Cleveland downed Portland 93-88. Tristan Thompson added 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who blew a 19-point lead before stopping a four-game skid.

Tyreke Evans scored 21 points, including the tiebreaking free throw with 11.4 seconds left in Sacramento's 95-94 win over Washington. DeMarcus Cousins had 21 points and 16 rebounds as the Kings ended the Wizards' season-high three-game winning streak.