Surging Lakers roll past Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS — Jordan Clarkson scored 23 points, fellow reserve Lou Williams added 21, and the Los Angeles Lakers won for the fifth time in six games, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 12699 on Saturday night.

D’Angelo Russell scored 22 and Nick Young added 15 points for the Lakers, who shot 55.3 percent (52-of-94) overall and made 16-of-30 3-pointers. RAPTORS 118, KNICKS 107

DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points, Norman Powell added 19, and Toronto beat visiting New York for the fourth straight time.

DeRozan joined Michael Jordan, World B. Free and Tiny Archibald as the only players to have started a season registering 30-plus points in eight of the first nine games in the last 50 years. CLIPPERS 119, T-WOLVES 105

Blake Griffin had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead visiting Los Angeles to its sixth straight victory, over Minnesota. BULLS 106, WIZARDS 95

Jimmy Butler scored 37 points as host Chicago beat short-handed Washington. HAWKS 117, 76ERS 96

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20 points, and Atlanta won its fourth straight game with a victory over visiting Philadelphia. CELTICS 105, PACERS 99

Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points, including Boston’s final eight, as the Celtics won at Indiana. JAZZ 102, HEAT 91

Gordon Hayward scored 25 points, Rodney Hood added 17, and Utah handed host Miami a fourth consecutive loss. PISTONS 106, NUGGETS 95

Tobias Harris scored 19 points as Detroit defeated Denver for its first road win of the season. NETS 122, SUNS 104

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading Brooklyn to its first road victory of the season, at Phoenix. BUCKS 106, GRIZZLIES 96

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points to help Milwaukee top visiting Memphis.