The Wizards they subdued the Brooklyn Nets 149-146 in an exciting match in which Westbrook surpassed Kevin Durant.
Westbrook he was two assists away from achieving a triple-double by scoring 42 points and capturing 10 balls in the rebounding fight.
Two free throws from Bradley Beal with less than a second left, they sealed the triumph of the capital quintet.
By Brooklyn, which did not have James Harden, Durant ended up with 37 points, followed by Joe Harris with 30 points and Kyrie Irving (26).
Nikola Jokic, imperial in Nuggets win
The Denver Nuggets they beat this Sunday Utah Jazz by 128-117 thanks to 47 points and 12 rebounds from the Serbian Nikola Jokic and excellent contribution from the Argentine reserve Facundo Campazzo.
Jokic equaled the record of his career with 47 points, while the Nuggets cooled down one of the hottest teams in the NBA this season.
The Serb overflowed with 33 points in the first half, 22 of them in the first room, and added 12 rebounds for his twentieth double-double.
The Nuggets ended an 11-game winning streak of Utah, the longest in the league this season.
His victory, along with that of Los Angeles Clippers 129-115 on New York Knicks, made the Clippers will get ahead of the Jazz on top of the Western Conference with a 16-5 record, league leaders.
The Nuggets led by up to 28 points, using a three-point barrage in the first half, to bury the Jazz.
The Argentinian Campazzo he had an excellent contribution coming off the bench and in 20 minutes he scored 11 points with two rebounds and five assists. Will Barton (5 triples) and Jamal Murray they also helped with 18 and 16 points, respectively.
Bojan bogdanovic led the Jazz with 29 points. Donovan Mitchell added 13 and French Rudy Gobert, Royce O’Neale and Mike Conley added 12 each.
But have seven players in double figures and do 20 triples was not enough to prevent the Jazz lost for the first time since January 6.
Kawhi Leonard lidera a Clippers
At Madison Square Garden, the stellar Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points to lead six players from Los Angeles Clippers in double figures against the locals Knicks, who beat 129-115.
The imposing defense of NY, who has allowed the fewest points per game in the league, couldn’t find an answer when the Clippers they walked away in the third quarter, extending a lead from a point at halftime to double digits.
Leonard Y Reggie Jackson scored 10 points each in the third quarter, when the Clippers they made 13 of 19 shots from the field.
The Knicks, led by the 27 points of Julius Randle, they cut the deficit to two points with 7:44 left. But a dunk of Ivica Zubac started a 9-0 attack of the Clippers who saw The Angels regain control towards a third consecutive victory.
In other results of the day, the Philadelphia 76ers they beat the Indiana Pacers 119-110 and Toronto Raptors a Orlando Magic 115-102.
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