Los Angeles Lakers scored a comfortable 129-101 win over Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Saturday night. Luka Doncic had 26 points, eight assists and six rebounds, and LeBron James added 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, for the Lakers.
The Warriors struggled to produce enough offensive power as the injured Stephen Curry missed his 10th straight game for Golden State and newly acquired center Kristaps Porzingis had to sit out with an illness.
Gui Santos scored 14 points to lead the Warriors in his fifth straight double-digit game and 12th in the last 13, and this one came after he received a multi-year contract extension earlier in the day.
Gary Payton II contributed 12 points for Golden State, his seventh game out of the last nine in double digits.
Quickley lifts Toronto Raptors to win
In Washington, Immanuel Quickley scored 27 points with 11 assists as he lifted Toronto Raptors to a 134-125 victory over Washington Wizards. Brandon Ingram added 24 points for the Raptors, who rebounded from back-to-back home losses to Western Conference contenders Oklahoma and San Antonio earlier in the week. Toronto are in fifth place in the East, now three games clear of the play-in group.
Will Riley scored 19 points for Washington, who lost their fourth straight game after beating Indiana twice in a row coming out of the All-Star break. The Wizards remain without newly acquired Anthony Davis (finger) and Trae Young (knee, quad), and 7-footer Alex Sarr (hamstring) didn’t play either. Collin Murray-Boyles (thumb) did not play for Toronto.
Washington led by three in the middle of the third quarter before an 11-2 Toronto run capped by Ingram’s 3-pointer. The Raptors were up 98-92 after three and pushed the lead into double digits early in the fourth.
Miami Heat down Houston Rockets
Miami Heat defeated Houston Rockets 115-105 at home as Bam Adebayo scored 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Pelle Larsson scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
Tyler Herro scored 18, Jaime Jaquez Jr added 14 and Kel’el Ware had a 13-point, 15-rebound game for the Heat. Andrew Wiggins had 12 points for Miami. Kevin Durant finished with 32 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Rockets, who got 20 points from Amen Thompson and 14 from Reed Sheppard.
Both teams had double-digit leads early; the Rockets ran out to a quick 14-4 edge, the Heat answered with a 37-14 run to take a 41-28 lead. And then things settled down, with the sides staying relatively close the rest of the way. However, neither team had a double-digit lead in the second half until Larsson hit a pair of free throws with 1:52 left for a 113-103 lead.
Hornets down Trail Blazers
Brandon Miller scored 26 points and eight rebounds as Charlotte Hornets defeated Portland Trail Blazers 109-93 for their fourth consecutive victory.
Miller made six 3-pointers and the Hornets finished 16 for 42 behind the arc after totaling 72 in the previous three victories, equaling the NBA record for most in a three-game span.
Coby White added 20 points off the bench and LaMelo Ball had 15 points and eight assists. Moussa Diabate finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and five assists as Charlotte pulled within a game of .500 at 30-31.
Jrue Holiday scored 25 points and Jerami Grant had 21 for the Trail Blazers, who played without All-Star Deni Avdija for a third straight game because of a back injury.
Portland missed all 10 3-point attempts in the first quarter and Charlotte took a 29-17 lead. Miller made four 3-pointers and scored 12 points in the second as the Hornets took a 51-43 lead to the half.
The Blazers cut it to 74-67 after three but went cold again in the fourth, missing 10 of their 12 3-point attempts. Portland finished 11 for 47 (23.4%) on 3s for the game.
