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The Lakers scored their fifth win in the last six games, third
win in a row, and fourth consecutive road victory with Sunday's
decision. Davis has been electric throughout Los Angeles'
resurgence, and the defeat of Washington was his strongest
performance yet.
He shot an eye-popping 22-of-30 from the floor, was 9-of-9 at
the free-throw line, and did his part in staving off an
attempted fourth-quarter rally by the Wizards with a 6-of-8
shooting performance in the period. Sunday marked Davis' second
straight game with 44 or more points.
Lonnie Walker finished with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting from
the floor for the Lakers. LeBron James added 29 points, eight
rebounds and six assists. Russell Westbrook came off the bench
to dish 15 assists and grab seven rebounds. Washington shot
49-of-105 from the floor, including 10-of-39 from 3-point range.
Kristaps Porzingis finished with 27 points and nine rebounds,
and former Laker Kyle Kuzma had 26 points.
Trail Blazers 116, Pacers 100
Jerami Grant scored 28 points and Damian Lillard had 21 points
and six assists in his return to the lineup as Portland cruised
to a victory over visiting Indiana.
Lillard missed the previous seven games due to his second right
calf injury of the season. He was 5 of 10 from 3-point range and
was 7 of 16 overall in 32 minutes. Anfernee Simons made five
3-pointers while contributing 22 points and six assists as
Portland won its second straight game after losing seven of its
previous eight.
Myles Turner recorded 24 points and nine rebounds and Buddy
Hield had 22 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana. Andrew Nembhard
added 16 points and eight assists while Bennedict Mathurin and
Aaron Nesmith had 10 points apiece.
Suns 133, Spurs 95
Deandre Ayton scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Mikal
Bridges added 20 points, 17 of them in a dominating first half,
as visiting Phoenix produced a win over short-handed San
Antonio.
Phoenix got back on track after having a six-game winning streak
snapped by Houston at home on Friday. Devin Booker had 20 points
for the Suns, with Dario Saric scoring a season-high 17, Jock
Landale hitting for 12 and Landry Shamet adding 10.
The loss was the 11th in a row for the Spurs, their worst losing
streak since they lost 13 straight in 1989. San Antonio was led
by Keldon Johnson's 27 points while Devin Vassell had 14.
Pelicans 121, Nuggets 106
Jose Alvarado had career highs of eight 3-pointers and 38
points, and host New Orleans defeated Denver.
Zion Williamson added 25 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 13 and
Trey Murphy III and Willy Hernangomez had 12 each.
Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 16 rebounds, Aaron Gordon scored
19 points, Jamal Murray had 18 and Bruce Brown 13 for the
Nuggets, who lost their second straight after a four-game
winning streak.
Celtics 103, Nets 92
Jaylen Brown totaled 34 points and 10 rebounds as Boston
struggled at times in the second half before pulling away in the
final minutes for a victory over Brooklyn in New York.
Jayson Tatum bounced back from being held to a season-low 14
points in Friday's overtime loss to Miami and added 29 points to
go along with 11 rebounds.
Kevin Durant scored 31 points for the Nets but also committed
four of his eight turnovers in the fourth quarter. Kyrie Irving
added 18 points but shot 7 of 21.
Grizzlies 122, Pistons 112
Ja Morant had 33 points and 10 assists and Memphis never trailed
while dispatching host Detroit for its fourth win in its last
five games.
Morant's 21 third-quarter points were a career high for a single
quarter. Dillon Brooks had 22 points, five rebounds and five
assists and Jaren Jackson Jr. also scored 22 points. Brandon
Clarke supplied 14 points and 14 rebounds and John Konchar added
11 points and four steals.
Saddiq Bey's 24 points, seven assists and six rebounds off the
bench led the Pistons, who have lost four of their last five.
Bojan Bogdanovic contributed 18 points and Killian Hayes added
13. Hamidou Diallo and Jaden Ivey chipped in 10 points apiece.
Knicks 92, Cavaliers 81
Jalen Brunson scored 23 points and Julius Randle had 18 points
and eight rebounds as New York snapped a five-game home losing
streak with a win over Cleveland.
RJ Barrett had 15 points for New York, which led wire-to-wire
for its first home win since Nov. 11. Immanuel Quickley scored
12 points, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 10 points and nine
rebounds.
Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 23 points and Darius Garland
added 17, while Evan Mobley tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Cedi Osman had 10 points for the Cavaliers, who shot 34.9
percent from the field and 8 of 35 (22.9 percent) from 3-point
range.
Kings 110, Bulls 101
Domantas Sabonis posted a triple-double, Malik Monk stalled a
rally with two fourth-quarter hoops and Sacramento spoiled the
ending of Chicago's long road trip with a victory.
Monk had a team-high 20 points and Sabonis grabbed a game-high
17 rebounds to go with 11 points and a game-high 10 assists,
propelling the Kings to a third straight win.
Zach LaVine almost single-handedly kept the visitors in the game
with 41 points, but he couldn't prevent the Bulls from suffering
a third straight defeat to wrap up a 2-4 trip.
--Field Level Media
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