
ANTHONY DAVIS recorded 30 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots to help the Los Angeles Lakers cruise to a 107-98 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.
D’Angelo Russell achieved season bests of 28 points and 14 assists for the Lakers, who played without LeBron James (foot). Rui Hachimura added 23 points and four steals for Los Angeles, which halted a three-game losing streak.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 19 points and Deandre Ayton had 14 points and a season-high 19 rebounds before fouling out for the Trail Blazers, who lost their fourth straight game and eighth of their past 10. Anfernee Simons also scored 14 points, while Scoot Henderson and Deni Avdija added 13 apiece.
The Lakers created distance in the fourth quarter when Russell made two 3-pointers and Cam Reddish hit one during a 9-0 spurt that gave the Lakers a 97-81 advantage with 7:14 to play.
Hachimura and Davis added 3-pointers as the advantage grew to 103-85 with 5:31 to play. The lead topped out at 20 points as the Lakers won for just the third time in their past 10 games. Los Angeles made 45.8 percent of its shots, including 13 of 34 from 3-point range. Russell made five from beyond the arc.
Austin Reaves (back/pelvis) missed his fifth straight game for Los Angeles.
Jalen Green scored 31 points and Amen Thompson added 22 as the visiting Houston Rockets rebounded from consecutive defeats for the first time this season to upend the Los Angeles Clippers 117-106 on Sunday at Inglewood, California.
Dillon Brooks added 19 points and Jabari Smith Jr. added 13 points with 12 rebounds as the Rockets went 1-2 on a three-game California road trip after losing at Sacramento and Golden State. Alperen Sengun had 11 points with 10 rebounds and Aaron Holiday also had 11 points.
Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield and Jonathan Kuminga combined for 77 points, Gary Payton II made two big defensive plays and the Golden State Warriors held the Minnesota Timberwolves scoreless over the final 4:46 of a 114-106 victory on Sunday night in San Francisco.
Curry finished with a game-high 30 points, Hield went for 27 and Kuminga added 20 for the Warriors, who avenged a 107-90 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday with just the second win in their past eight games.
Victor Wembanyama scored 25 points, including the final seven for San Antonio over the final 36.9 seconds of the game, as the Spurs defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 121-116 on Sunday night. — Reuters.