NBA ROUNDUP

■ Lakers 125, THUNDER 110: Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 36 points for Los Angeles, which was without LeBron James (chest cold) and Anthony Davis (gluteus maximus contusion).

Rajon Rondo had 21 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Lakers, who shot 51.5 percent in their eighth straight win.

■ MAVERICKS 109, 76ers 91: Luka Doncic had 19 points and 12 assists for Dallas, which overcame a nine-point deficit with a 32-16 third-quarter run.

Dwight Powell scored 10 of his 19 points in the third quarter for the Mavs, making 5 of 6 shots in the period, and totaled 12 rebounds.

■ Bucks 122, TRAIL BLAZERS 101: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds and Khris Middleton 30 points for Milwaukee in its third straight win.

Eric Bledsoe scored 29 points for the Bucks, who dealt Portland its eighth loss in 10 games. Damian Lillard scored 26 points for the Blazers.

■ CELTICS 140, Pelicans 105: Jayson Tatum made six 3-pointers and totaled a career-high 41 points for Boston, which ended a three-game skid.

Enes Kanter scored 22 points for the Celtics, who made 14 of 29 3-point attempts and tied a season high for points.

■ ROCKETS 139, Timberwolves 109: James Harden scored 32 points in three quarters for Houston, becoming the 45th NBA player to surpass 20,000 points.

Harden, who added 12 rebounds and eight assists, is the seventh-youngest player to reach the scoring milestone — which he hit with a step-back 3-pointer.

■ Cavaliers 113, NUGGETS 103: Kevin Love had 19 points and 15 rebounds for Cleveland, which recovered after blowing a 14-point fourth-quarter lead.

Collin Sexton had 25 points and Findlay Prep product Tristan Thompson 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavs.

■ Bulls 108, PISTONS 99: Zach LaVine scored 25 points for Chicago, which rebounded after blowing an 18-point lead and snapped a six-game slide.

Already without injured Blake Griffin, Detroit lost Andre Drummond when he was ejected early in the third quarter. Derrick Rose scored 20 points for the Pistons.

Sue Ogrocki The Associated Press Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma shoots over Thunder guard Terrance Ferguson in the first half of Los Angeles’ 125-110 victory Saturday at Chesapeake Energy Arena.