Sunday, May 9 – NBA scores, updates, news, stats, highlights and top fantasy performers

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We had seven games around the NBA on Sunday, with no shortage of standout performances headlined by Russell Westbrook, Bradley Beal, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Joel Embiid.

We've got you covered with all the final scores, stats, highlights and top fantasy performers from each game below.

Washington Wizards 133, Indiana Pacers 132 [OT]

What a performance for Russell Westbrook. 

On the night he tied Oscar Robertson's all-time triple-double record, bringing up No. 181 of his career, he came up with two huge plays in overtime, draining a pair of free throws with 1.0 second remaining and followed it up by blocking Caris LeVert's 3-point attempt to ice the win. 

He finished with 33 points, 19 rebounds, and 15 assists, while Bradley Beal, who sat out the overtime period with an ankle injury, poured in 50 points on 19-of-31 shooting.

Philadelphia 76ers 118, Detroit Pistons 104

Joel Embiid poured in 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting, adding six rebounds to lead the 76ers to their eighth win in a row, improving to an Eastern Conference-best 27-7 at home this season.

Dwight Howard moved into 10th in NBA history with the 743rd double-double of his career, coming off the bench with 19 points and 14 rebounds, including a 3-pointer for good measure. 

Memphis Grizzlies 109, Toronto Raptors 99

Jonas Valanciunas was unstoppable against his former team as the Grizzlies hand the Raptors their third-straight loss.

He poured in 18 points and 21 rebounds while De'Anthony Melton took over in the fourth quarter, finishing with 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the 3-point line.

Brooklyn Nets 125, Denver Nuggets 119

Kevin Durant stuffed the stat sheet with 33 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists, while Kyrie Irving added 31 points and Blake Griffin 20 as the Nets took over the fourth quarter to complete a 21-point comeback win over the Nuggets. 


 

Utah Jazz 124, Houston Rockets 116

Georges Niang knocked down six 3s on his way to a team-high 24 points, leading six players in double figures as the Jazz become the first team to reach 50 wins!

Golden State Warriors 136, Oklahoma City Thunder 97

Steph Curry was ON FIRE against OKC, dropping 49 points on 11-of-21 from 3-point range in just three quarters of action.


 

Portland Trail Blazers 124, San Antonio Spurs 102

Damian Lillard (30 PTS) and CJ McCollum (27 PTS) power the Blazers to their third-straight win. 


 

Top Fantasy Performers

Russell Westbrook:  33 PTS (11-26 FG), 19 REB, 15 AST, 1 STL, 2 BLK

Bradley Beal: 50 PTS (19-31 FG), 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 2 BLK

Jonas Valancuinas:  18 PTS (9-15 FG), 21 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 4 BLK

Steph Curry:  49 PTS (14-26 FG, 11-21 3PT), 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

Kevin Durant:  33 PTS (9-14 FG), 11 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK

Damian Lillard:  30 PTS (8-17 FG), 8 AST, 4 REB

Kenyon Martin Jr.:  27 PTS (), 10 REB, 2 ST, 2 STL

Jae'Sean Tate:  13 PTS (5-18 FG), 10 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL

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