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On the other, the Toronto Raptors fell … like … waaaaaaaay short on Thursday night. Toronto never led, falling behind 20-9 midway through the first quarter as Westbrook set the table for Victor Oladipo and Enes Kanter to run roughshod on the Raptors. After getting within one basket with a brief early second-quarter run, Dwane Casey’s club never really threatened again, allowing the Thunder to shoot 53.4 percent from the field as a team and knock down 14 of 25 3-point tries en route to building a 32-point third quarter lead. Continue to Article

March 17, 2017 4:40:pm EST

LaMarcus Aldridge felt good about most aspects of his return. The only thing missing was the win for the San Antonio Spurs. The Memphis Grizzlies would like to keep Aldridge and the Spurs from getting a win. Continue to Article

March 17, 2017 3:04:pm EST

Portland is one of eight Atlanta opponents in the next nine games that has a losing record, but the Hawks certainly won't be taking the Trail Blazers lightly Saturday night. As much as Atlanta would like to have home court in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, Portland has more at stake. The Trail Blazers, coming off a big 110-106 victory at San Antonio on Wednesday, are trying to catch Denver for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference and trail the Nuggets by 2 1/2 games with 15 to play. Continue to Article

March 17, 2017 2:44:pm EST

March 16 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's National Basketball Association games: Thunder 123, Raptors 102 Russell Westbrook posted his 34th triple-double of the season with 24 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Toronto Raptors 123-102 on Thursday night. Victor Oladipo added 23 points as the Thunder won their fourth consecutive game. The Raptors lost for the fourth time in seven games. Enes Kanter contributed 14 points off the bench for Oklahoma City. Andre Roberson had 13 points, and Steven Adams and Taj Gibson each scored 10. ... Continue to Article

March 17, 2017 2:08:am EST

Marc Gasol's early aggressive tone set the pace for his triple-double and another win for Memphis. Gasol had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and the resurgent Grizzlies beat the Atlanta Hawks 103-91 on Thursday night. Gasol reached his third career triple-double with his pass to set up JaMychal Green's 3-pointer with 3:10 remaining. Continue to Article

March 16, 2017 11:25:pm EST