NBA: Thunder romp to win over Wizards

Oklahoma City Thunder secured their fourth-straight win, beating the Washington Wizards 114-98. Kevin Durant scored 28 points and had nine rebounds and four assists, while Russell Westbrook notched another triple-double. The Thunder move onto 37 and 13 for the season, and remain third in the eastern conference behind the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs, who beat the Orlando Magic 107-92. Elsewhere, the Toronto Raptors 11-game winning streak came to an end, as they went down 112 to 93 at the Denver Nuggets. And the Cleveland Cavaliers secured an overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers. LeBron James hit 24 points in their come-from-behind, 111-106 win. The Cavs remain on top of the Eastern conference, on 35-12.

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