LeBron nails it at Lakers
LEBRON James hit two free throws with 5.5 seconds to play, and Anthony Davis blocked Harrison Barnes’ driving shot at the buzzer with both hands in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 10th win in 11 games, 99-97 over former coach Luke Walton and the Sacramento Kings.
James had 29 points and 11 assists, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter of the Western Conference-leading Lakers’ third straight win.
James Harden scored 44 points and the Houston Rockets used a big fourth-quarter run to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-102. Houston has won a season-high six games in a row and Harden has scored 36 points or more in five straight games to carry the Rockets as they deal with injuries to Clint
Capela, Eric Gordon and Danuel House.
Jayson Tatum dunked after a jump ball with 1min36sec left to put Boston ahead, and the Celtics held off the undermanned Golden State Warriors 105-100 for their 10th straight win since losing the season opener. An out-of-bounds call initially in Golden State’s favour went to replay review and was overturned, leading to the jump ball.
Kemba Walker hit a 3pointer with 2min19sec to play that pulled Boston to 97-95, then Daniel Theis made one free throw with 1min41sec remaining.
Malik Monk hit a threepointer at the buzzer to lift Charlotte past Detroit, the Hornets winning 109-106.
Danilo Gallinari scored 28 points to help Oklahoma City outlast Philadelphia in overtime, prevailing 127-119.
Star 76ers guard and Australian Ben Simmons scored 16 points, with 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Bradley Beal scored 44 points for the second straight game and Washington snapped a three-game losing streak with a 137-116 victory over short-handed Minnesota.
Ja Morant scored 25 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1min32sec remaining, Dillon Brooks added 20 points and Memphis beat Utah 107-106, spoiling the return of former Grizzlies guard Mike Conley.
Evan Fournier scored 26 points, hitting two late threepointers, and Orlando handed San Antonio its fourth straight loss, triumphing 111-109. Terrence Ross had 10 of his season-high 20 points in the fourth quarter. Aussie Patty Mills scored 13 points for the Spurs.