article_snippet: Oklahoma City set aside some bad news off the court to beat NBA Eastern Conference leader Atlanta 123-115 on Friday, with Russell Westbrook scoring 17 of Russell Westbrook 36 points in the fourth quarter and notching yet another triple double to steer the Thunder to an important victory.
article_snippet: Pero Antic scored a career-high 22 points for the Hawks, whose lead atop the mediocre East was trimmed to nine games.
article_snippet: Golden State closed in on the best regular season record in franchise history by beating New Orleans 112-96.
article_snippet: Cleveland extended Cleveland home winning streak to 15 games and officially secured a playoff spot by edging Indiana 95-92.
article_snippet: San Antonio led throughout to beat Boston 101-89 despite being on the wrong end of a 16-0 late scoring run, with Kawhi Leonard having 22 points to lead the Spurs to their seventh-straight win over the Celtics.
article_snippet: Orlando snapped a six-game skid with a 111-104 win against Portland, with Elfrid Payton contributing 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
article_snippet: Brooklyn's Brook Lopez had 32 points and a season-high 18 rebounds, helping the Nets beat Milwaukee 129-127 in the second triple-overtime meeting between the teams this season.
article_snippet: Brooklyn's Brook Lopez Brooklyn's Brook Lopez dunks the ball over Milwaukee Bucks' Ersan Ilyasova  in New York.
article_snippet: Miami clamped down in the fourth quarter to beat a misfiring Denver 108-91, led by 22 points from Dwyane Wade.
article_snippet: Sacramento beat Charlotte for the second time in 10 days, with Rudy Gay having 33 points and nine rebounds for the Kings.
article_snippet: Philadelphia beat New York 97-81 in a meeting of the East's worst teams, with Nerlens Noel scoring a career-high 23 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.
highlights_snippet: Golden State close in on best regular season record in franchise history .
  