Luka Doncic celebrated his 27th birthday with 26 points, eight assists and six rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 129-101 rout of the Golden State Warriors on Saturday in San Francisco.
Los Angeles entered the Bay Area after a three-game loss, but bounced back emphatically. The Lakers gave up the first two points of the game, then scored the next 10 en route to a lead they never relinquished.
LeBron James shot 4 of 6 from 3-point range and 7 of 13 from the floor overall en route to 22 points. James also flirted with a triple-double, adding nine assists and a game-high seven rebounds.
Golden State had just one scorer with more than 12 points: Gui Santos, who finished with 14. Moses Moody scored all 12 of his points on 4-of-10 3-point shooting. De’Anthony Melton added 10 points and Al Horford scored eight points off the bench.
Brandon Miller made six 3-pointers as part of his game-high 26 points as Charlotte beat visiting Portland.
Coby White, in his delayed home debut with the Hornets after a trade from Chicago and time off due to injury, had 20 points — 10 in each half — off the bench to help Charlotte win its fourth straight game. The Hornets effectively iced the game with a 10-0 run to build a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Jrue Holiday led the Trail Blazers with 25 points and Jerami Grant provided 21 points, reaching four straight games with 20-plus points for the first time this season.
Bam Adebayo had a double-double and Andrew Wiggins sparked a fourth-quarter rally after returning from a mid-game injury to lead Miami to a victory over Houston.
Adebayo combined for 24 points with 11 rebounds to help the Heat end a two-game skid. Pelle Larsson (20 points) and Tyler Herro (18) contributed to the balanced attack. But it was Wiggins, who was elbowed in the jaw by Rockets center Alperen Sengun and needed stitches in his cheek to close the gash, who led a critical fourth-quarter push. Wiggins finished with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 32 points and added eight assists for the Rockets. Amen Thompson (20 points, 11 rebounds) and Tari Eason (10 points, 11 rebounds) added double-doubles, while Reed Sheppard had 14 points and five assists for Houston.
Immanuel Quickley had 27 points and 11 assists to power Toronto to a victory over Washington.
Brandon Ingram added 24 points and RJ Barrett had 21 points for Toronto, which ended a two-game skid. Jakob Poeltl had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Scottie Barnes scored 18 for the Raptors, who shot a 71.4% in the second half while scoring 73 points. Toronto shot 60% from the field for the game.
Will Riley’s 19 points led the Wizards, followed by Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn George’s 14 points each. Tristan Vukcevic added 13, while Bub Carrington and Justin Champagnie finished with 12 each. Washington made 16 of 34 3-point attempts, but lost its fourth consecutive streak, shooting 53.4 percent overall.
Saddiq Bey scored 24 points and New Orleans beat host Utah for the second time in three nights.
Bey, who scored a game-high 42 points in the Pelicans’ 129-118 victory Thursday night, was joined in double figures by rookie Jeremiah Fears (18), who added a game-high 11 rebounds, Bryce McGowens (18 points), Herb Jones (17) and Jordan Poole (11) as New Orleans won its fourth straight game. Leading scorer Trey Murphy III missed his fifth straight game with a right shoulder bruise, and second-leading scorer Zion Williamson had just four points in 11 minutes before leaving the game with a right ankle injury.
Isaiah Collier had 21, Keyonte George (ankle) returned from a six-game absence to score 17, Elijah Harkless added 14, Ace Bailey had 13, Kyle Filipowski had 12 and Brice Sensabaugh 10 to lead the Jazz, who lost their fifth straight game.
–Field media/Reuters
