NBA: Russell Westbrook notches 34th triple-double as Thunder blow away Raptors

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook shoots as Toronto Raptors point guard Cory Joseph defends at Air Canada Centre on March 16, 2017. PHOTO: USA TODAY SPORTS

Toronto, Canada (AFP) - Russell Westbrook delivered his 34th triple-double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder won their fourth straight with a 123-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday.

Westbrook also had 16 assists and 10 rebounds for the Thunder who led by as many as 32 after grabbing a 30-point advantage early in the final quarter.

"My job is to make sure I make the game easy for my team-mates," Westbrook said. "They (Raptors) are an aggressive team and I have to use that to my advantage."

Victor Oladipo added 23 points as the Thunder improved to 39-29 on the season.

The Raptors dropped to 29-29 and have lost four of their past seven games.

The Thunder had a 10-point cushion at the half and stretched that to 27 at the end of the third. Enes Kanter contributed 14 points off the bench for Oklahoma City.

Andre Roberson had 13 points, and Steven Adams and Taj Gibson each scored 10.

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 22 points. Norman Powell added 13 points off the bench and Cory Joseph had 11 points. Serge Ibaka and Delon Wright each scored 10 points.

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