After the Portland Trail Blazers overcame Russell Westbrook's third straight triple-double, Damian Lillard sensed his team was recapturing its form of earlier this season. Oklahoma City can only hope it didn't lose Westbrook along with the game. Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored 29 points and Portland rallied to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-112 Friday night. Aldridge added 16 rebounds.

In good times and bad, Tony Parker's play has often been cited as a way to measure the state of the San Antonio Spurs during the last decade. He expects to lift the Spurs to the same level he has during four of their five NBA championship runs, and he fully acknowledges - healthy or not - he hasn't always lived up to his high standard this season. Parker began to break of his recent slump Friday night, helping the Spurs snap a four-game losing streak with a 107-96 victory over the short-handed Sacramento Kings. Kawhi Leonard added 17 points and seven rebounds as San Antonio avoided its first five-game skid since late in the 2010-11 season with an efficient and aggressive performance.

The Los Angeles Clippers believe with more consistency, particularly on defense, they can start making a move in the Western Conference playoff race. The Clippers showed a physical, stout defense Friday night, holding Memphis to 38 percent shooting in defeating the Grizzlies 97-79. ''We've been saying it all year, it's all about being consistent,'' said Chris Paul, who had 19 points and 13 assists. DeAndre Jordan continued his inside dominance of this month, scoring 15 points and grabbing 22 rebounds.

Terrence Jones isn't where he was before an extended absence because of a leg injury. Jones scored a season-high 26 points, James Harden made the tiebreaking free throw with 43 seconds left and followed that with a jumper, and the Houston Rockets beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-98. Jones also led the Rockets with 12 rebounds, in his 11th game back since missing almost three months with nerve inflammation in his left leg. Coach Kevin McHale was impressed with his work on Friday night.

George Hill took center stage with the biggest stars sitting. Hill finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and capped the first triple-double of his career with three free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the Indiana Pacers' 93-86 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. With LeBron James out because of a sore back, Kyrie Irving back in Cleveland with an injured left shoulder and Paul George on the bench with a broken right leg, Hill delivered one of his most memorable performances. ''The best part is it's an answer to some of the critics he had at the end of last season,'' Pacers coach Frank Vogel said.

The Golden State Warriors bounced back from a loss in Cleveland to pound the Toronto Raptors. Klay Thompson scored 25 points, Stephen Curry had 22 and the Warriors never trailed in an emphatic 113-89 victory Friday night. ''It was very satisfying to come out and play the way we did on a back-to-back, coming off a national TV game against LeBron and all that stuff,'' Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. ''It was an important effort.'' Draymond Green had 17 points and nine rebounds to help the Warriors wipe away the bad taste left by the 110-99 loss in Cleveland on Thursday night.

Regardless of their woeful record and eye toward the future, the Philadelphia 76ers are tenacious. Nerlens Noel had 14 points and 13 rebounds in the 76ers' 89-81 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. ''We're a chippy, gritty team that's going to go out there and compete every night,'' Noel said. Robert Covington added 13 points and Jason Richardson had 12 to help Philadelphia snap a five-game winning streak and win for the first time since trading Michael Carter-Williams.

The Chicago Bulls can breathe a little easier. They expect Derrick Rose to return this season from his latest knee surgery. General manager Gar Forman said the star point guard will miss 4-6 weeks after the operation Friday to fix a medial meniscus tear in his right knee. Forman described it as a quick outpatient procedure and said Rose was able to walk out of the hospital.

Rajon Rondo says he and Dallas coach Rick Carlisle talked all the time in the days after the point guard arrived from Boston in a trade the Mavericks hope will boost their chances of winning a championship. ''In terms of NBA time, it's light years ago,'' said Carlisle, who plans to start Rondo on Saturday night against Brooklyn at home.