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LeBron, Westbrook, Harden shine in wins
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HOUSTON’S James Harden scored a career-high 53 points, Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook achieved a first-half triple double and LeBron James sparked an injury-hit Cleveland squad in triumphant NBA efforts on Saturday.
Westbrook, the National Basketball Association’s top scorer with 31.3 points a game, needed only 19 minutes to reach double figures and finished with 17 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in the Thunder’s 114-88 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Harden, Westbrook’s former Thunder teammate, had a triple double of his own with 17 assists — matching his career best — and 16 rebounds in powering the host Rockets over New York 129-122.
Harden became the first player in NBA history to have at least 50 points, 15 assists and 15 rebounds in a single game. He also tied Wilt Chamberlain for most points in a triple-double.
Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player James scored 32 points, 17 in the first quarter, and had nine assists while Kevin Love added 28 points and 10 rebounds to spark the defending NBA champions Cavaliers over host Charlotte 121-109.
Westbrook, the only NBA player since 1997 to manage a first-half triple double, scored 11 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and passed off 12 assists to spark Oklahoma City to a 69-40 half-time advantage.
But Westbrook’s 16th triple double of the season fell short of the NBA’s fastest-ever triple double, achieved in only 17 minutes by Syracuse’s Jim Tucker in 1955.
In Charlotte, Jordan McRae scored 20 points in only his second career start to ease the load on James as Cleveland was missing guard Kyrie Irving due to a tight right hamstring and reserve forward Mike Dunleavy with an ankle injury.
Kemba Walker led the Hornets with 37 points.
In Houston, Brandon Jennings led the Knicks with 32 points while Carmelo Anthony scored only seven points before leaving the game with a sore left knee.
Elsewhere on Saturday, it was: Grizzlies 112, Kings 98; Bucks 116, Bulls 96; and Jazz 91, Suns 86.
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