CHICAGO — E'Twaun Moore's go-ahead three-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining helped Chicago withstand another monster night from Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook in a 108-105 NBA triumph over the Thunder Thursday. Moore, whose on-court time has been boosted by the Bulls recent spate of injuries, scored 13 of his career-high 19 points in the fourth quarter. Fellow reserve Nikola Mirotic, an NBA rookie from Montenegro, added 14 of his 216 points in the final period while Pau Gasol and Mike Dunleavey contributed 21 points apiece for Chicago. The Bulls notched their third straight win, despite trailing by as many as 16 and by 10 with less than nine minutes left to play. All-Star guard Westbrook rode a streak of four successive triple-doubles into the contest — the longest such stretch since former Bulls great Michael Jordan had seven on the trot from March 25-April 6, 1989. Westbrook did notch a franchise-record third straight 40-point performance, pouring in 43. But he was shy of double-digits in two other statistical categories with seven assists and eight rebounds. All but unstoppable early in the game, Westbrook connected on just two of nine shots from the floor in the fourth and turned the ball over after Moore's three-pointer put the Bulls ahead. “Just try to make him shoot tough shots,” Moore said of the Bulls' strategy for slowing Westbrook. “He's a great player. He was on a streak with the triple-doubles. I know he wanted it tonight, but we needed the victory.” Serge Ibaka added 25 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder, who battled to a 123-118 overtime win over Philadelphia Wednesday. Whether fatigue was setting in or not, the Thunder went scoreless for more than four minutes of the final 5:11. Chicago scored eight straight points in that span to pull within 100-99, and Oklahoma City was still up by one, 105-104, with less than 30 seconds remaining. Trail Blazers 94, Mavericks 75 The Portland Trail Blazers rolled past the Dallas Mavericks 94-75 but were hit with a major injury blow to starter Wesley Matthews, who suffered a torn left Achilles. The injury, which occurred in the third quarter, would force Matthews to miss the rest of the season, the team announced. It was sour news to dampen another strong performance from the Trail Blazers (41-19), who won their fifth consecutive game. Nicolas Batum collected 15 points, a season-high 12 rebounds and six assists in the triumph. Amar'e Stoudemire and Monta Ellis each scored 12 points for Dallas (40-23), who lost for the third time in four games. — Agencies
