Westbrook ties triple-double mark; Thunder top Bucks 110-79

They have a two and a half game lead over their nearest competitor, the 42-36 Grizzlies. So tonight’s game was a big opportunity. On top of the domination, Westbrook tallied his 41st triple-double of the season, tying Oscar Robertson’s triple-double total for the 1961-62 season. However, Memphis gained their first lead (14-13) thanks to a Vince Carter 3 pointer. But the season of clutch performance continued despite the Thunder (Westbrook included) doing its worst from the free throw line to keep their Western Conference rivals alive in a back-and-forth fourth quarter.

Even with a shot at moving up a spot in the standings, the Grizzlies, who clinched their seventh straight trip to the playoffs with win over Dallas Friday, know player health is probably a more important factor.

Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan watches from the sideline during the first half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. On the other hand the Thunder are coming off a win over the Bucks. The Thunder were supercharged, riding Westbrook’s wave, with the offense rolling and the defense suffocating.

Per NBC Sports, the chart below shows that the Thunder play like an 18-win squad without Russ and a 52-win team when he is on the floor. Forty-one triple-doubles in a season means there was a 50/50 chance Westbrook would get a triple-double in any game this season.

Kevin Love led the Cavaliers with 28 points and 11 rebounds.

Also, the tweet below disproves any notion that Harden makes people around him better than Westbrook does. Watch Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies Live Streaming online and TV with the guidelines provided below. Jason Smith scored 17 points and sank a career-high five three-pointers. At the end of the third, Memphis still trailed the Thunder, 79-74. Down the stretch, each team wrestled for the lead. He departed with 2:35 left in the period and didn’t need to come back.

According to OddsShark.com, the Grizzlies will be laying 1.5 points to the visiting Thunder.

Westbrook then stole the ball from Gasol.

In Oakland, Klay Thompson scored 41 points for his 10th career 40-point game while Stephen Curry had 19 points and nine assists as the playoff-ready Golden State Warriors ran their winning streak to 12 by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-107.

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook fell a rebound short of history Wednesday night in an otherwise spectacular performance. Despite already setting a couple of records in recent weeks, Westbrook is still chasing one.

Joakim Noah of the New York Knicks has been suspended 20 games without pay for violating the league’s anti-drug policy.