Jerryd Bayless led Memphis with 23 points. Zach Randolph missed his first 10 shots and ended with nine points and 19 rebounds.
Just when Oklahoma City seemed to be firmly in control, Westbrook started sniping with his teammates after a possession when he posted up along the left side of the lane and eventually got called for a turnover when Bayless stuck with him on defense for 5 seconds. Westbrook then spiked the ball twice while gesturing toward Thabo Sefolosha and Durant that they needed to get open better.
He then hollered toward coach Scott Brooks on the bench.
Memphis followed his outburst with 10 straight points to make it a game again - with Westbrook getting an early hook during the stretch and heading down the tunnel to the locker room.
Brooks finally put him back in the game to start the fourth quarter, after Memphis had pulled to 77-67 in the final minute of the third quarter. Westbrook hit a pull-up jumper and set up Kevin Martin for a three-pointer in transition on consecutive possessions to bump the lead back up to 86-69 with 9:32 remaining.
That all but ended the Grizzlies' comeback bid.
Noteworthy *
Dwyane Wade will captain the Eastern Conference and Chris Paul will lead the West when All-Star Saturday becomes a team event for the first time. The conferences will play for $500,000 for their charities on Feb. 16. The winning conference gets $350,000; $150,000 to the loser.
* Toronto coach Dwane Casey was fined $25,000 for criticizing officials after a loss at Atlanta.
* Minnesota guard Brandon Roy had a setback with his surgically repaired right knee, casting further doubt on his chances of resuming his career.
