Kuzma, red-hot Lakers run away from Suns
Embiid lifts Sixers to narrow victory over Cavs • Pacers notch 7th win in 8 games • Bulls top Knicks
Kyle Kuzma had 23 points off the bench and hit a pair of key three-pointers down the stretch, and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away from the host Phoenix Suns for a 123-115 victory on Tuesday.
Anthony Davis had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles, and LeBron James added 19 points and 11 assists.
James made a three-pointer and Kuzma sank two treys in a row in a 90-second stretch as the Lakers closed on a 12-2 run to win for the eighth time in nine games. The Suns, who have lost two of three, did not have a field goal in the final 3:28.
Lakers guard Rajon Rondo had five points and seven assists in 14 minutes in his return after missing the first nine games of the season due to a right calf strain. For Phoenix, Ricky Rubio and 21 points and 10 assists, Devin Booker 21 points and Aron Baynes 20 points.
76ers 98, Cavaliers 97
Joel Embiid had 27 points and 16 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season to lead host Philadelphia.
Embiid's dunk with 13.2 seconds left turned out to be the winning basket in a game that Cleveland led by five with five minutes left. The late hoop, following an empty possession from each team, put Philadelphia up by one.
On Cleveland's final possession, Kevin Love missed a three-point attempt. The ball bounced around with players diving all over the floor for the rebound, and the clock eventually ran out. Love and Jordan Clarkson each scored 20 points for the Cavaliers.
Pacers 111, Thunder 85
T.J. Warren scored 23 points and Indiana used a dominant third quarter to cruise a victory over Oklahoma City in Indianapolis, the Pacers' seventh win in eight games.
Malcolm Brogdon added 20 points and former Thunder forward Domantas Sabonis notched his fifth straight double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Pacers, who outscored Oklahoma City 34-20 in the third quarter.
Danilo Gallinari scored 14 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 11 for Oklahoma City, which shot 1-for-18 from three-point range over the first three quarters. The Thunder finished 6-of-25 from beyond the arc en route to losing their second straight and dropping three of their last four games.
Heat 117, Pistons 108
Jimmy Butler had a season-high 13 assists to go with 20 points as short-handed Miami defeated road-weary Detroit.
Heat center Bam Adebayo also had a double-double – 18 points and a season-high 14 rebounds. Heat guard Kendrick Nunn also played well with 20 points as Miami used a 17-0 second-quarter run to improve to 4-0 at home this season.
Detroit, 1-5 on the road, was led by Luke Kennard, who had a game-high 22 points, all in the second half.
Bulls 120, Knicks 102
Rookie Coby White set a Chicago franchise record with seven three-pointers in a quarter, and the Bulls pulled away for the win over visiting New York.
White made his first six threes during a 22-0 run by the Bulls in the fourth quarter. He made history in front of his college coach, North Carolina's Roy Williams, who visited Chicago to see his former point guard in action.
A sellout crowd gave White a standing ovation as he left with 1:31 to play. He finished with 27 points and made 7-of-11 attempts from beyond the arc.
Zach LaVine added 25 points for Chicago, while Marcus Morris paced New York with 22 points and nine rebounds.
Jazz 119, Nets 114
Rudy Gobert converted the tie-breaking dunk with 55.6 seconds remaining as Utah overcame a 15-point deficit and pulled out
Hawks 125, Nuggets 121
a victory over Brooklyn to improve to 6-0 in Salt Lake City.
Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 30 points, and Gobert contributed 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Jazz. Utah guard Mike Conley also had 18 points.
Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 27 points, but shot 10-of-30 from the field.
Trae Young scored a season-high 42 points and had 11 assists, Jabari Parker had 20 points and nine rebounds, and visiting Atlanta beat Denver.
The Hawks' Alex Len scored 17 and Kevin Huerter had 11 points before leaving with a left shoulder injury early in the second half.
Will Barton had 21 points, Nikola Jokic scored 20, Paul Millsap had 19 and Jamal Murray finished with 18 for Denver. Monte Morris added 14 off the bench. (Reuters)