Celtics drop back-to-back games, Butler has triple-double

THUNDER 106, NUGGETS 105: Russell Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson's 55-year-old record with his 42nd triple-double of the season, then he broke the Nuggets' hearts with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in Oklahoma City's win at Denver.

Dewayne Dedmon, the only San Antonio starter to play, had 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Kyle Single inbounded the ball to Steven Adams, who fed Westbrook for the victor.

James Johnson had 22 points for Miami against his former team.

The Cleveland Cavaliers blew a 26-point lead Sunday in an National Basketball Association game against the Atlanta Hawks, and in the process of losing to the Hawks, 126-125 in overtime in Atlanta, the Cavaliers are now tied in the Eastern Conference for the top spot with the Boston Celtics.

LeBron James had 32 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists but fouled out in overtime.

It also marked just the second time he fouled out this season.

Currently, the Cavaliers own a 1.5-game lead over the Boston Celtics, whom they handily defeated in Boston on Wednesday night, while the Hawks (40-39) are in a battle with the Milwaukee Bucks for the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference.

This is the third straight Hawks win, all against the East's top two teams.

However, with Irving's health the top priority for their postseason hopes, it won't be a surprise if the Cavs shut down their starting PG for the rest of the regular season. The Cavaliers lost their second game in a row, both to Atlanta, and this time the team had a 26-point fourth quarter lead. It was easily one of Cleveland's most complete games this season, and while James insisted it wasn't meant to send an external message, Love felt the victory resonated inside Cleveland's locker room. A key charge call went against Irving in the overtime that clearly should've been a block when Cleveland was down three with 12 seconds left.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Mike Conley scored 31 points and Memphis clinched the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference with a victory over short-handed NY.

With the Celtics and Cavaliers now tied with each having a 51-29 overall record, one win ahead of the Toronto Raptors, who are in third place in the East with 50 wins as the season gets closer to the NBA Playoffs.

Isaiah Thomas had 35 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Jae Crowder added 24 points and four boards, but it was not enough to get the win.

Rookie Taurean Prince finished with a career-high 20 points, and Dennis Schroder added 18 for Atlanta.

PISTONS 103, GRIZZLIES 90: Reggie Bullock and Boban Marjanovic each scored 14 points and Detroit used a 3-point shooting spree in the fourth quarter to beat the Grizzlies at Memphis. The Grizzlies played their reserves in the fourth with the seventh seed in the Western Conference already secured.

Neither Mike Dunleavy nor Mike Muscala had scored for Atlanta through three periods.

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot led the 76ers with 18 points. The San Antonio Spurs are at the Dallas Mavericks. Booker, with 2,774 career points, trails Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and leader LeBron James. "It was good in the second half, but that was too late".

The Cavs led 38-21 at the end of the first quarter. The Raptors could do nothing to stop The Chosen One; they had two to three defenders on James much of the game and he was making tough shot after tough shot all over the floor.