NBA
roundup: LeBron, Lakers hammer Heat
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[November 19, 2018]
LeBron James scored a
season-high 51 points as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the host
Miami Heat 113-97 on Sunday night.
James, who won four Eastern Conference titles and two NBA
championships in four years with Miami, made 19 of 31 shots from the
floor, including 6 of 8 3-point attempts. He added eight rebounds,
three assists, two steals and one block while making 7 of 10 free
throws. He set the record for most points scored by a Lakers player
against Miami.
In addition, the Lakers were plus-20 during James' 38 minutes on the
court. James had 19 points in the first quarter, 28 points at
halftime and 42 through three quarters.
Wayne Ellington led Miami with 19 points, and Josh Richardson and
Tyler Johnson added 17 points each. However, Richardson was upset
with the officiating and was ejected from the game in the fourth
quarter after throwing one of his sneakers into the crowd. Heat
coach Erik Spoelstra, in support of Richardson, also got hit with a
technical foul.
Spurs 104, Warriors 92
LaMarcus Aldridge poured in 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and
DeMar DeRozan added 20 points, including five in the final three
minutes, as San Antonio Spurs defeated visiting Golden State.
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San Antonio led just 91-90 after a 3-pointer by Klay Thompson with
3:38 to play before the Spurs forged a 6-0 run off a basket by
DeRozan, a baseline jumper from Aldridge -- who followed with a huge
blocked shot on the other end -- and two free throws from DeRozan
that all but finished off the defending NBA champs.
Rudy Gay added 19 points, 15 of them in the first half, for the
Spurs, who snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the
second time in seven outings. Marco Belinelli and Bryn Forbes scored
12 and 10 points, respectively, for San Antonio. Kevin Durant led
all scorers with 26 points while Thompson added 25 and Quinn Cook
tallied 16 for Golden State.
Grizzlies 100, Timberwolves 87
Marc Gasol scored 26 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and made four
3-point shots to lead Memphis to a road win against Minnesota in
Minneapolis.
Mike Conley added 18 points and eight assists for the Grizzlies, who
have won five of six. The Timberwolves had won three straight since
trading Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Lakers forward LeBron James (23) dunks against the Miami Heat during
the first half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve
Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
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Reserve guard Derrick Rose kept the Timberwolves in the game,
scoring 18. Rose was 6 of 11 from the field, including 2-for-4 from
long range. Newly acquired Dario Saric also gave Minnesota a lift
off the bench, scoring 14 points.
Trail Blazers 119, Wizards 109
Damian Lillard scored 40 points and CJ McCollum added 25 as visiting
Portland held on to defeat Washington.
Portland led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter as Lillard
poured in 19 of his points in the quarter, but the Wizards went on a
10-2 run to pull within 91-70 to start the fourth. The Trail Blazers
pushed the lead to 25 on a Nik Stauskas 3-pointer early in the
fourth.
Washington's reserves closed strong against the Portland starters,
and the Trail Blazers' lead shrank to as few as eight points in the
final minute after Kelly Oubre's three-point play. John Wall topped
Washington with 24 points.
Magic 131, Knicks 117
Orlando rolled to its third consecutive victory, never trailing
visiting New York. Six players scored in double figures for the
Magic, led by Aaron Gordon with a season-high 31 points.
Orlando saw its 18-point, first-quarter lead shrink to just one at
halftime, but the Magic scored the first six points of the third and
were able to hang on for the remainder of the game.
Nikola Vucevic narrowly missed out on a triple-double, finishing
with 28 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Evan Fournier
added 19 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 32 points and Trey Burke
added 31 for the Knicks, who have lost five straight.
--Field Level Media
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