Luka Doncic scored 38 points with 11 assists and Austin Reaves added 29 points as the Lakers used a star-studded lineup to pull off a 125-122 city derby victory over the Clippers.
LeBron James he added 13 baskets with 11 assistsand the star trio of the Lakers played together only for the 11th time this season and the fourth time since mid-December. Doncic returned after missing four games before the All-Star break due to hamstring injuries. Kawhi Leonard he scored 31 points, a Benedict Mathurin 26 for the Clippers. Both left the field in the final minutes, Leonard left due to ankle pain and Mathurin due to personal errors.
Nikola Jokic scored 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in three quarters, and Denver Nuggets achieved a record 157-103 victory over the hosts on Friday night Portland Trail Blazers.
Those 157 points are the most points scored by an NBA team this season, which is the sixth most points in a single game in Nuggets history. Jamal Murray added 25 points, six rebounds and six assists, and the Nuggets set a regular-season record with a 54-point margin of victory. Denver also scored the second-most points in a half (82) in franchise history. Jrue Holiday scored 19 points for the Trail Blazers, who suffered their sixth-worst loss in club history.
The Cavaliers were away from home Charlotte with 118-113, with 32 points from Donovan Mitchell and 26 from Jarrett Allen, and Cleveland extended its season-best winning streak to seven games. James Harden had a strong second half and finished with 18 points and eight assists, while Sam Merrill had 10 points for the Cavaliers, who made 26 of 28 free throws and won for the 12th time in 13 games. Allen grabbed 14 rebounds and shot 11 of 15 from the field. Rookie Kon Knueppel hit seven 3-pointers en route to 33 points for the Hornets, who suffered their third loss in four games.
Anthony Edwards scored 40 points on 16-of-30 shooting, a Minnesota won the victory over Dallas in Minneapolis (122-111). Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 17 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who won their third straight game. Mavs rookie star Cooper Flagg did not play with a sprained foot.
Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 23 points and GG Jackson added 20 for the hosts Memphis rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit, won Utah and ended a four-game losing streak.
Alondes Williams set career highs with 25 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, while Washington finished registered a victory over Indiana. Jay Huff led the Pacers with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, hitting five 3-pointers. Ivica Zubac was out of Indiana’s lineup due to an ankle injury.
Jared McCain scored 21 points off the bench, and Chet Holmgren had 15 points and seven rebounds to help Oklahoma City to win away Brooklyn. The champion Thunder won for the third time in four games, while the Nets have lost three straight and six of their last eight. Oklahoma City was without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams.
Cam Thomas and Ryan Rollins each scored 27 points, and Kevin Porter Jr. he added 25, leading the away team Milwaukee to victory over New Orleans Pelicans. Zion Williamson of the Pelicans scored 14 of his 32 points in the first quarter, a Karlo Matkovic had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in 25 minutes of play.
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