LEBRON STILL WINLESS WITH LAKERS AFTER THREE GAMES
NEW YORK: Patty Mills drilled a jumper with seven seconds remaining in overtime to cap a 7-0 run in the final 55 seconds and lift San Antonio Spurs to a wild 143-142 win over hosts Los Angeles Lakers.
The result kept LeBron James (pic) winless over his first three games with his new team, even though he produced 32 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds.
James canned a game-tying, 28-foot three-pointer with 3.3 seconds to play in the fourth quarter to cap an 8-0 run in the last 64 seconds and send the game into overtime.
However, he missed two free throws in the last minute of overtime, then missed a 20-foot jumper in the final second.
LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 37 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while DeMar DeRozan poured in 32 points and dished out a career-high 14 assists.
Kyle Kuzma had 37 points for the Lakers. Brook Lopez converted a tie-breaking three-point play with 2:55 left in the fourth quarter as hosts Milwaukee withstood a furious second-half rally to beat New York.
Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 31 points and 15 rebounds – both game highs – for the Bucks, who are 3-0 for just the eighth time in franchise history.
Milwaukee have opened 4-0 or better only twice, most recently during the 2001-2002 season.
Eric Bledsoe (16 points, 13 assists) also had a double-double for the Bucks, who received 30 points from Khris Middleton.
Tim Hardaway Jr scored a teamhigh 24 points for the Knicks, who have lost three straight by a total of 15 points.
Enes Kanter had 14 points and 13 rebounds for New York.
Markieff Morris scored 28 points, knocking down six of 10 shots from three-point range and grabbed nine rebounds as Washington pulled out an overtime victory at Portland.
Bradley Beal added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and Kelly Oubre Jr contributed 22 points off the bench for the Wizards.
Damian Lillard collected 29 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Jusuf Nurkic added 22 points and 18 rebounds for the Trail Blazers.
Lillard had driving lay-ups blocked in the last second of both the fourth quarter and overtime.
Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points and added four rebounds and three assists to help Toronto top visiting Charlotte.
Leonard returned to action after missing a win over Washington Wizards on Saturday to avoid playing in back-to-back games. He sat out most of last season due to injuries.
Kyle Lowry added 16 points and 14 assists for the Raptors, who have won their first four games of the season.
Jonas Valanciunas added 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 26 points, five rebounds and five assists. — Reuters