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Westbrook's 36 leads Thunder past Celtics

Xinhua, March 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Russell Westbrook scored 36 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Boston Celtics 122-118 on Wednesday night,

Westbrook also added 10 assists, five rebounds and five steals. Enes Kanter had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Anthony Morrow finished with 20 points for Oklahoma City, which snapped the Celtics' five-game winning streak.

Marcus Smart led Boston with a career-high 25 points. Kelly Olynyk and Brandon Bass each added 20 points for the Celtics.

Boston led 57-53 at halftime before the Thunder surging a 13-0 run through the third quarter to take a 79-70 lead. Endi