Wizards storm back, bounce Lakers in OT
Beal, Westbrook lead surge in extra period
LOS ANGELES — Bradley Beal scored six of his 33 points on three consecutive possessions late in overtime as the Washington Wizards extended their longest winning streak in three years to five games with a 127-124 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.
Russell Westbrook scored six of his 32 points in overtime for the Wizards, who rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half. Washington then took advantage of a missed free throw by Lebron James late in regulation and went on to its first win over the Lakers at Staples Center since March 2017.
Kentavious Caldwell-pope hit a 3-pointer with 36 seconds left in overtime to trim the Wizards’ lead to 125-124. Westbrook made a layup before missing a free throw, but James and Kyle Kuzma missed late 3s before the buzzer.
James had 31 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who struggled in the second half and lost for the fourth time in five games.
James, 36, played over 43 minutes during the Lakers’ fourth overtime game in 17 days, all of them at home against teams with losing records.
■ Jazz 132, Hornets 110: At Salt Lake City, Donovan Mitchell had 23 points and eight assists to lead Utah, which set a franchise mark for 3-pointers with 28, including 19 off the bench — the most by any team’s backups in NBA history, according to STATS. Gordon Hayward and Lamelo Ball scored 21 points apiece to lead Charlotte.
■ Bulls 120, Rockets 100: At Houston, Coby White scored 24 points and Zach Lavine scored 14 of Chicago’s 46 third-quarter points, finishing with 21, to hand Houston its eighth straight loss.
■ Mavericks 102, Grizzlies 92:
At Dallas, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20 of his 29 points in the first half for Dallas. Jalen Brunson added 19 points. Ja Morant had 22 points and nine assists to lead Memphis.
■ Suns 134, Trail Blazers 100: At Phoenix, Devin Booker scored 34 points and Deandre Ayton added 19 for Phoenix. Damian Lillard led Portland with 16 points in the first half and finished with 24. Nassir Little added 18 off the bench.
■ Heat 108, Thunder 94: At Oklahoma City, Duncan Robinson scored 22 points and made six 3-pointers to lead Miami. Kendrick Nunn added 20 points and nine assists. Shai Gilgeous-alexander scored 27 points for Oklahoma City.