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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrooks triple-double streak ended at seven games, but he scored 23 of his 37 points in the second half to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Boston Celtics 99-96 on Sunday night.Westbrook had 12 rebounds, but just six assists. His triple-double run was the longest since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989. The NBA record is nine in a row by Philadelphias Wilt Chamberlain in March 1968.Steven Adams scored 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting and Enes Kanter added 14 points for the Thunder, who have won seven of eight. Oklahoma City got away with making just 14 of 27 free throws.Al Horford scored 19 points, and Jae Crowder and Avery Bradley each added 18 for the Celtics.WARRIORS 116, TIMBERWOLVES 108MINNEAPOLIS -- Klay Thompson scored 30 points and Golden State roared back to beat Minnesota and avoid its first set of consecutive regular-season losses since 2015.Stephen Curry had 22 points and nine assists, and the Warriors extended their NBA-record streak to 111 regular-season games without losing two in a row. They trailed by 10 to start the fourth quarter, but opened the period with a 25-4 avalanche to turn the tide.Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 18 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins scored 25 for the Timberwolves (6-18), who lost their fourth straight game.Kevin Durant had 22 points on 6-for-21 shooting, and Draymond Green scored 18 for Golden State.Zach LaVine scored 25 points and hit five 3s for the Wolves.The Warriors were coming off a 21-point loss Saturday to the Grizzlies and were playing their fourth game in five nights.76ERS 97, PISTONS 79AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Robert Covington had 16 points and Philadelphia beat Detroit for its second consecutive road victory after going nearly a year without one.Ersan Ilyasova added 15 points for the 76ers, who had matched a franchise record by losing 23 straight games away from home before beating New Orleans last Thursday night. That was Philadelphias first road win since Jan. 20 last season at Orlando.Jahlil Okafor had 14 points and nine rebounds, and T.J. McConnell added 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the 76ers (6-18), who snapped a four-game losing streak against the Pistons and improved to 2-7 on the road this season.Marcus Morris scored 28 points and Andre Drummond finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds for Detroit.Lynn Swann Jersey . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. Jerome Bettis Womens Jersey .com) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer were easy first-round winners Tuesday at the Australian Open. http://www.steelersrookiestore.com/Steelers-Antonio-Brown-Jersey/ . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Rod Woodson Jersey . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. Justin Layne Jersey . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins.SAN FRANCISCO -- Jeff Samardzija lost his bid for a no-hitter, then Yoenis Cespedes punished a mistimed curveball. That was enough to drop the San Francisco Giants out of first place.Noah Syndergaard and Jeurys Familia combined on a three-hitter and Cespedes homered off Samardzija, leading the New York Mets over San Francisco 2-0 on Sunday night.Samardzija (10-9) held the Mets hitless until Curtis Grandersons leadoff double in the seventh. Cespedes followed with his 25th home run, a towering two-run blast that appeared to clear the stands in left field.You dont really worry about that (the no-hitter) until later in the game, Samardzija said. For me, I was just worried about the score.The Giants dropped to second in the NL West after entering the day with a half-game lead on the Dodgers. Los Angeles beat Cincinnati earlier Sunday.Samardzija was sharp for a third straight start that followed a stretch of 11 outings in which he had just two quality starts.I liked where hes at and he carried that into todays game, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. He pitched his heart out and ran into a hot hitter.Samardzija tried to sneak a 1-0 curveball past Cespedes, who homered for the third time in two days to help split the four-game series.We were behind in the count and I assumed (Cespedes) was sitting heater and I thought we could get something he could roll over there or a swing and miss, Samardzija said. Hes a heck of a hitter, I played with him in Oakland and I know what he can do. Hes a clutch guy.Syndergaard (11-7) allowed two hits over eight innings for his second consecutive win following a six-start skid. Its Syndergaards 20th career victory in 49 games.Thats just a great pitching effort by (Samardzija), he did a terrific job, he gave us a chance against one of the best, Bochy said. Youre not going to see better stuff than what we faced tonight.I dont know who would have hit (Syndergaard) tonight. He was that good.Familia retired three batters for his major league-leading 41st save. It was also the 900th victory of manager Terrry Collins career, making him the 10th active manager to reach the milestone.ddddddddddddWeve had a tough time, but if youre going to win, your good players have to play good, Collins said. We ride those guys. Hopefully this is the start of what weve been looking to do.Samardzija remained winless in four career starts against the Mets. Samardzija allowed only three hits and two runs over seven innings and struck out seven.The duel between Syndergaard and Samardzija was in stark contrast to the first three games of this series, when the teams combined for 40 runs. Only two runners from either team reached second base Sunday, and both scored.San Franciscos first two baserunners were thrown out trying to steal second. Catcher Rene Rivera caught Trevor Brown in the third and Eduardo Nunez in the fourth. Prior to that, opponents had successfully stolen 40 bases in 44 attempts against New York with Syndergaard on the mound.The Giants also made a pair of sparkling defensive plays. Brandon Crawford made a diving stop on Jose Reyes sharp liner in the first inning, then second baseman Joe Panik robbed Reyes of an infield single with two outs in the sixth when he fielded a slow grounder and flipped it to first base with his glove.STOP, DROP AND ROLLMets third base coach Tim Teufel had to react quickly to avoid being hit by a line drive from left-handed hitting James Loney in the fifth. The ball narrowly missed Teufel as he dropped to the grass on his back.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: Buster Posey did not start but had a pinch-hit single in the ninth. ... OF Angel Pagan was kept out of the lineup with tightness in his groin. Pagan has the longest active hitting streak in the majors at 18 games.UP NEXTGiants: Madison Bumgarner (12-7) faces the Dodgers on Tuesday to begin a key series in Los Angeles between the top two teams in the NL West. Bumgarner is winless in two previous starts against the Dodgers this season. ' ' '