DAILY SPORTS REPORT 4/14

TOP STORY

NBA

Trail Blazers 90 @ Thunder 101

Russell Westbrook wasn’t even supposed to be in this game. Westbrook picked up his 16th technical foul the night before which should have suspended him but the league reversed the call, allowing Westbrook to play and boy did he make the must of that opportunity, to the tune of 36 points 11 rebounds and 7 assists, carrying the Thunder to a 101-90 victory.

“I was worried once I got it during the game, but at the same time, the NBA does a great job of figuring out which tech is doable and which ones get rescinded, and I’m just happy mine got rescinded,” Westbrook said. (quote via espn.go.com)

Ernes Canter added on 27 points and 13 rebounds for Oklahoma City. Because New Orleans won against the Timberwolves if the Thunder lost it would have eliminated them from playoff contention. The Thunder need to win against Minnesota and San Antonio to beat the Pelicans, in any other possibe scenario the Pelicans will advance.

“We put ourselves in this position,” Westbrook said. “But at the same time, we’ve just got to go out and take care of our business and see what happens.” (quote via espn.go.com)

Portland has already secured the 4 seed in the playoffs even without star LaMarcus Aldridge for the past few games due to injury. On a completely random note Westbrook holds a .51 PPG lead on James Harden for the scoring title.

OTHER TOP SCORES

NBA

Pistons 97 @ Cavaliers 109

Bulls 113 @ Nets 86

Magic 93 @ Heat 100

Pelicans 100 @ Timberwolves 88

Grizzlies 107 @ Warriors 111

Nuggets 103 @ Clippers 110

MLB

Nationals 4 @ Red Sox 9

Phillies 0 @ Mets 2

Tigers 4 @ Pirates 5

Brewers 5 @ Cardinals 4

Rockies 2 @ Giants 0

Yankees 6 @ Orioles 5

Reds 6 @ Cubs 7 (10 Innings)

Mariners 5 @ Dodgers 6 (10 Innings)

PREMIER LEAGUE

Newcastle United 0 @ Liverpool 2