Hectic Pace for Thunder: 3 Nights, 3 Victories - New York Times

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Witnessing another Wizards loss were, from left, Trevor Booker, JaVale McGee and John Wall.

The host Oklahoma City Thunder became the first team to win three games in three nights during the N.B.A.’s condensed schedule this season, and they made it look easy.

Kevin Durant had 21 points and 10 rebounds, the reserve James Harden scored 20 and the Thunder rested their starters throughout the fourth quarter Sunday in a 108-96 victory against the San Antonio Spurs.

“I just think the big thing was not to dwell on it and not make too much out of it,” Nick Collison, who had 12 points and 10 rebounds, said of the three-game stretch. “It’s not sometimes as bad as people think."

The Spurs, already without Manu Ginobili because of a broken left hand, played without point guard Tony Parker after he came out of the game and walked to the locker room midway through the third quarter. He returned to the bench a few minutes later, and a team spokesman said Parker was fine and could have played.

Oklahoma City’s backup point guard, Eric Maynor, will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Saturday.

LAKERS 90, GRIZZLIES 82 Despite a season-high 27 turnovers, Los Angeles handled Memphis for its sixth straight victory at home.

Kobe Bryant finished with 26 points, and Andrew Bynum had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, who have won six of eight after an 0-2 start.

Rudy Gay scored 19 points to lead five players in double figures for the Grizzlies, who lost their second straight.

T’WOLVES 93, WIZARDS 72 Ricky Rubio had 13 points and 14 assists as Minnesota rolled to a win at Washington, dropping the Wizards to 0-8.

The Timberwolves selected Rubio with the No. 5 overall pick in 2009, then waited for him to play two more years in Spain before he made his N.B.A. debut this season.

“We’re happy to have him now,” said Minnesota’s Kevin Love, who had 20 points and 16 rebounds. “Today’s just an example of how good he is â€" and how good he can be.”

Boos rained down on the Wizards in the fourth quarter, when they scored only 12 points.

SUNS 109, BUCKS 93 Steve Nash had 17 assists and 10 points in 27 minutes as Phoenix routed short-handed Milwaukee.

The Suns beat the Bucks in Phoenix for the 24th straight time, the N.B.A.’s second-longest active streak behind San Antonio’s 27 wins in a row at home over Golden State.

The Bucks were without four players, including Andrew Bogut, who was returning from Australia after attending to personal matters. Luc Mbah a Mouti (right knee tendinitis), Beno Udrih (left shoulder strain) and Mike Dunleavy (groin) also sat out.

TRAIL BLAZERS 98, CAVALIERS 78 Portland started slowly against visiting Cleveland, then pulled away behind 28 points and 8 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge.

Wesley Matthews added 24 points for the Blazers, who led by as many as 24.

The rookie Kyrie Irving scored 21 points for the Cavaliers.

MAGIC 104, KINGS 97 Orlando center Dwight Howard spent much of the game on the bench with foul trouble, but Jason Richardson scored a season-high 22 points to carry the Magic past host Sacramento.

Glen Davis added 20 points for the Magic. Howard had 5 points and 4 rebounds in 20 minutes.

Tyreke Evans had a season-high 28 points and 8 assists for the Kings.