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Westbrook's 100th triple-double, Thunder beats Hawks 119-107

ATLANTA — Russell Westbrook picked up the 100th triple-double of his career and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a 16-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Atlanta Hawks for a 119-107 victory Tuesday night. 2 Savings Accounts Pay 10x What Your Bank Pays Learn More Sponsored by MyFinance Westbrook scored 32 points, dished out 12 assists and grabbed 12 rebounds to become the third-fastest player to reach the milestone. Only Oscar Robertson (277 games) and Magic Johnson (656) got to No. 100 quicker than Westbrook, who accomplished the feat in his 736th contest.

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TORONTO (AP) -- Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan praised his team's poise following a hard-fought road win over the streaking Raptors.

Toronto, meanwhile, found it harder to stay calm and collected after some controversial calls down the stretch.

BOX SCORE: THUNDER 132, RAPTORS 125

Russell Westbrook had 37 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds for his fifth straight triple-double, Steven Adams scored 25 points and the Thunder beat the Raptors 132-125 on Sunday, snapping Toronto's winning streak at 11.

"You've got to be able to keep your composure through it all," Westbrook said. "That's what the game is all about. We've got a lot of veteran guys on this team who are able to do that."

Paul George scored 22 points and Carmelo Anthony had 15 as the Thunder extended their winning streak to six. Corey Brewer scored 10 points for Oklahoma City.

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INDIANAPOLIS — DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 17 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors rallied late to get past the Indiana Pacers 106-99 on Thursday night for their 10th straight victory. BOX SCORE: RAPTORS 106, PACERS 99The Raptors need one more win to tie the franchise's longest winning streak. They haven't lost since Feb. 23 and broke a tie with the 2016-17 squad for longest road winning streak, which is now at eight.But it sure wasn't easy on a night Darron Collison scored 22 points and Al Jefferson had a season-high 20 for Indiana.

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"A big part of it tonight was our team's poise," Donavan said. "That was really important."

DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and Kyle Lowry fouled out with 22 points and 10 assists as the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors suffered just their sixth home loss of the season. Toronto is 29-6 at Air Canada Centre, the best home record in the NBA.

DeRozan, Serge Ibaka and Raptors coach Dwane Casey were all ejected in the final minute for complaining to the referees. DeRozan was incensed after not getting a call when he tried to drive on Brewer with 30 seconds left. DeRozan picked up two technicals in the following 22 seconds.

"He tried to smack me because I had a layup," a visibly frustrated DeRozan said. "I got fouled."

Having reviewed the video, Casey said the Raptors would file a formal complaint.

"Officials are going to miss calls but, at the juncture of the game when some of the calls were made, we've got to get it right around the league," Casey said. "Not just this game, the entire league."

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Still, Casey took pains to point out that the Raptors, not the referees, were ultimately to blame.

"We made enough mistakes down the stretch also," Casey said. "We shot ourselves in the foot, missed easy shots, layups, free throws, turnovers."

DeRozan, however, didn't share Casey's view. Asked whether the officials had cost Toronto the game, DeRozan said, "It's obvious for us."

Delon Wright and C.J. Miles each scored 15 points, and Pascal Siakam and Jonas Valanciunas each had 10 for the Raptors.

The score was tied 119-119 when Lowry fouled out with 3:19 remaining. Westbrook immediately drove for a layup past Wright, Lowry's replacement.

After Wright missed a layup at the other end, Westbrook added another layup to cap a personal 10-point run and give Oklahoma City a 123-119 lead with 2:38 remaining.

Wright and DeRozan each made a pair of free throws to tie it at 123-123 with 1:41 left, although DeRozan missed a free throw on Anthony's technical foul.

Westbrook put the Thunder ahead to stay by driving for a layup with 39 seconds left, then banked home a jump shot with 11 seconds left, giving Oklahoma City a four-point cushion.

Timberwolves go to Towns in 109-103 win vs. Warriors

Karl-Anthony Towns helped Minnesota stop a season-longest three-game losing streak with 31 points and 16 rebounds, and the Timberwolves powered their way past Golden State down the stretch for a 109-103 victory on Sunday to hand the Warriors their second straight defeat without Stephen Curry. 2 Bank Accounts That Pay 10x What Your Bank Pays Learn More Sponsored by MyFinance Kevin Durant had 39 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors, who left Curry at home from this road trip to rest an injured right ankle and lost 125-108 to Portland on Friday.

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TIP-INS

Thunder: The starting five combined to shoot 17 for 18 in the first quarter. ... Adams scored a career-high 27 points against Minnesota on Dec. 1.

Raptors: Lowry returned after sitting out to rest in Friday's win over Dallas. ... G Fred VanVleet was unavailable because of a right hand contusion. ... F Norman Powell (sprained left ankle) returned after missing the previous two games.

ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Toronto dropped to 43-2 when leading through three quarters. The Raptors, who also lost a Dec. 11 road game to the Clippers after taking a lead into the fourth, were ahead 98-97 through three against the Thunder.

AGONY FOR ADAMS

Adams went down in pain after taking a knee to the groin while defending Ibaka's drive in the third. Adams stayed down for several minutes before walking gingerly to the locker room, but was able to return.

"That did not look very comfortable," Donovan said.

Adams and Ibaka were teammates in Oklahoma City for three seasons. "My old mate," a smiling Adams said, shaking his head.

MELO'S MILESTONE

Anthony reached 25,289 points, passing Reggie Miller (25,279) to take over 19th place on the NBA's list. Next up is Alex English (25,613).

UP NEXT

Thunder: Visit Boston on Tuesday. Oklahoma City has won three straight road games against the Celtics.

Raptors: Visit Orlando on Tuesday. Toronto has won the past two meetings.

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