Oklahoma City Thunder rolls on with ninth straight victory Russell Westbrook had 31 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a strong second quarter to defeat the Spurs, 113-100, Saturday night in San Antonio for their ninth consecutive victory. Reggie Jackson had 21 points, Kevin Durant scored 17 and Serge Ibaka had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Oklahoma City, whose 22-4 record is the NBA's best. Tony Parker scored 23 points, Marco Belinelli and Tim Duncan 17 apiece for San Antonio, which lost at home for only the second time. The Spurs had won six of seven, but they couldn't stop the Thunder's backcourt. Westbrook and Jackson combined for 21-for-36 shooting and 12 assists. Houston 114, at Detroit 97: Dwight Howard had 35 points, his most since leaving the Lakers for Houston, plus 19 rebounds, five assists and three blocks to lead the short-handed Rockets to an easy win. Houston was without guard James Harden, the league's No. 6 scorer, because of a sprained ankle and Jeremy Lin because of back spasms, and lost guard Patrick Beverley to a fractured right hand. at Phoenix 123, Dallas 108: Eric Bledsoe had 25 points and Gerald Green scored 22 off the bench for the surprising Suns, who have won seven of eight and are 16-10, sixth in the West. at Portland 110, New Orleans 107: The Trail Blazers won for the sixth time in seven games thanks mainly to Damian Lillard, who scored 13 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, including a three-pointer that put them ahead to stay, 106-105, with 1:27 to play. Memphis 95, at New York 87: Zach Randolph had 25 points and 15 rebounds to help the Grizzlies snap a five-game losing streak. Washington 106, at Boston 99: Trevor Ariza scored 27 points and hit a three-pointer that capped a decisive 14-1 fourth-quarter run for the Wizards. Sacramento 105, at Orlando 100: Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas each scored 23 points, and the Kings made 12 three-pointers in ending a three-game skid. Utah 88, at Charlotte 85: Trey Burke scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Jazz ended the Bobcats' three-game winning streak. at Chicago 100, Cleveland 84: Carlos Boozer scored 19 points and the short-handed Bulls stopped a four-game losing streak. at Milwaukee 116, Philadelphia 106: Khris Middleton's 27 points helped the Bucks end a five-game skid. at Golden State 102, Lakers 83 at Clippers 112, Denver 91