OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook had 28 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists to help the Oklahoma City Thunder roll past the Sacramento Kings 110-94 on Saturday.
The Thunder won their fifth straight -- the longest current streak in the NBA -- and moved into a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference, pending the result of the Los Angeles Clippers' game against Cleveland later Saturday.
Westbrook had a triple-double in each of the first four games of the streak to raise his season total to 34. He needs seven more in Oklahoma City's final 13 games to tie Oscar Robertson for the NBA single-season record, set in the 1961-62 season.
Georgios Papagiannis had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Sacramento, which had a two-game winning streak snapped (see full recap).
While Big 3 gets rest, Clippers rout Cavaliers
LOS ANGELES -- Blake Griffin scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers capitalized on the Cavaliers' decision to rest their top three players with an easy 108-78 victory over Cleveland on Saturday night.
LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving sat out for the Cavaliers, and the Clippers snapped their three-game losing streak by feasting on the defending champions' supporting cast.
J.J. Redick added 16 points for the Clippers, who swept their season series with the Cavs. Cleveland's personnel decision also allowed the Clippers to rest Griffin, Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan for the entire fourth quarter while their reserves turned a comfortable win into a blowout.
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Griffin sat out Thursday's loss at Denver to rest, and he poured in 13 points in the third quarter while the Clips pulled away (see full recap).
Zeller's 19 helps Hornets snap 3-game losing streak
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Cody Zeller scored 19 points and the Charlotte Hornets snapped a three-game losing streak with a 98-93 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
Kemba Walker had eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, and Marvin Williams had 16 points and eight rebounds as the Hornets handed the Wizards their second straight defeat.
The Hornets limited the Wizards to 37 percent shooting from the field.
John Wall had 19 points and eight assists for the Wizards, and Bradley Beal scored 18 points.
Charlotte entered the night 4 games back of Miami for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs with 14 games remaining (see full recap).