Basketball: Steven Adams' double-double paces Oklahoma City Thunder

It looks like Steven Adams has well and truly recovered from the concussion that last week saw him stuck on the sidelines.

The Thunder centre this afternoon recorded a double-double in Oklahoma City's 114-105 victory over New Orleans, appearing back near his physical best.

Along with Russell Westbrook, who led the way with his 23rd triple-double this season, Adams was the key contributor to a win that lifted the Thunder to a 27-19 record.

The Kiwi shot nine-of-16 from the field to score 20 points while pulling down 11 rebounds, making the most of a first-half injury suffered by Pelicans big man Anthony Davis. Adams also added three assists and four blocks in 32 minutes of court-time, showing no ill effects after his enforced two-game break.

The double-double was Adams' eighth this year and only three other players in the current campaign have recorded a line matching or exceeding his 20/11/3/4: Davis, Karl-Anthony Towns and Kevin Durant.

Westbrook, meanwhile, remained on pace to average a triple-double throughout the season, scoring a game-high 27 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out 11 assists in a game Oklahoma City led from start to finish.

The victory kept the Thunder ahead of the Grizzlies (27-20) in sixth place in the Western Conference, remaining within touch of the Clippers (30-17) and the Jazz (29-18).