Anthony Davis had 30 points and 15 rebounds, including a put-back dunk for the late lead, and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers erased a 27-point deficit in a 111-108 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
LeBron James scored 26 points as the Lakers won their fourth in five games by turning a showcase of stars from a laugher into a thriller that featured 13 lead changes in the fourth quarter.
Luka Doncic scored 26 points for the Mavs, but the youngest of the four superstars was limited and frustrated after a 14-point first quarter that sent Dallas on its way to the huge lead. Kyrie Irving had 21 points and 11 rebounds for Dallas.
Jarred Vanderbilt had 15 points and 17 rebounds for the Lakers.
bucks 104, suns 101 >> Brook Lopez made a tiebreaking layup and a steal in the final 25 seconds as host Milwaukee won its 14th consecutive game. This game didn’t include the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo or Phoenix’s Kevin Durant. Durant has yet to play for the Suns because of a sprained right medial collateral ligament. Antetokounmpo sat with a bruised right quadriceps. Milwaukee’s Jrue Holiday scored 33 points, Lopez had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Devin Booker scored 24 points and Deandre Ayton had 22 for Phoenix.
kings 124, thunder 115 >> De’Aaron Fox had 33 points and eight assists for visiting Sacramento. Keegan Murray added 20 points and Domantas Sabonis added 14 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists. Isaiah Joe scored 24 points for Oklahoma City, which was without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was nursing two injuries.
hawks 129, nets 127 >> Trae Young scored 34 points and sank a buzzer-beating jumper over Spencer Dinwiddie to lift host Atlanta, which announced it has hired Quin Snyder as head coach to replace the recently fired Nate McMillan. Dejounte Murray added 28 points for Atlanta. Cam Johnson had 27 points to lead the Nets.
bulls 102, wizards 82 >> DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and Zach LaVine added 27 for host Chicago. Bradley Beal scored 18 points for Washington, which played without forward-center Kristaps Porzingis (knee soreness) and guard Monte Morris (back soreness).
cavaliers 118, raptors 93 >> Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and Jarrett Allen had 23 points and 11 rebounds for host Cleveland, Mitchell made eight 3-pointers. Pascal Siakam paced Toronto with 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Jakob Poeltl had 13 points and nine boards.