Sunday gave us spectacular performances from some of the NBA’s biggest stars. It has been a year for huge individual performance and Sunday proved to be no different. Russell Westbrook and LeBron James became the first players to record 40-point triple-doubles on the same day since 1975, when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Pete Maravich did it. Westbrook finished with 40 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists, while James finished with 41 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 assists.
NBA scores 2017: Russell Westbrook and LeBron James both record 40-point triple-doubles
Sunday was full of impressive performances.
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They weren’t the only two with big numbers. Paul George and Jimmy Butler also had impressive lines. While George and the Pacers took a loss to the Cavaliers, he finished with 43 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. Meanwhile, Butler has the Bulls surging, and in a win over the Pelicans he finished with 39 points, six rebounds, and five assists.
Meanwhile, out west, Stephen Curry dropped 42 points, including his 300th three-pointer of the season.
Winners: Boston Celtics
With a win on Sunday, Boston reached 50 wins on the season. It marked the 32nd time in history the franchise has had a 50+ win season, which tied Lakers for the all-time record.
Losers: The Lakers and Grizzlies
The Lakers are in full tank mode and need to lose as many games as possible to have a chance to keep their 2017 lottery pick. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies are 7th in the Western Conference, and while its unlikely they will fall out of the playoff race, this was a bad loss for them.
Shot of the Night
Steph Curry with the no-look layup!
Assist of the Night
John Wall set a single-season record for the Wizards with this assists. No. 802 on the season.
Sunday’s final scores
Celtics 110, Knicks 94 (Celtics Blog recap | Posting and Toasting recap)
Hornets 113, Thunder 101 (At the Hive recap | Welcome to Loud City recap)
Spurs 109, Jazz 103 (Pounding the Rock recap | SLC Dunk recap)
Lakers 108, Grizzlies 103 (Silver Screen & Roll recap | Grizzly Bear Blues recap)
Mavericks 109, Bucks 105 (Mavs Moneyball recap | Brew Hoop recap)
Bulls 117, Pelicans 110 (Blog A Bull recap | The Bird Writes recap)
Nets 91, Hawks 82 (Nets Daily recap | Peachtree Hoops recap)
Nuggets 116, Heat 113 (Denver Stiffs recap | Hot Hot Hoops recap)
Cavaliers 135, Pacers 130 2OT (Fear the Sword recap | Indy Cornrows recap)
Warriors 139, Wizards 115 (Golden State of Mind recap | Bullets Forever recap)
Rockets 123, Suns 116 (The Dreamshake recap | Bright Side of the Sun recap)
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