Lakers build early lead, take win
TAMPA, FLA. >> The Los Angeles Lakers built a 34-point lead in the first 20 minutes and cruised to a 110-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
Talen Horton-Tucker led seven Lakers in double figures with 17 points. Markieff Morris scored 15 before leaving the game with five fouls in the third quarter.
Pascal Siakam scored 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter for Toronto after hitting just 2 of 11 shots in the first half.
WARRIORS 122, BUCKS 121 >> Kelly Oubre Jr. converted a pair of free throws with 7.7 seconds left to give Golden State the lead, and Milwaukee missed at the end as the Warriors held off the Bucks.
76ERS 106, CELTICS 96 >> Joel Embiid scored 35 points and Philadelphia rolled past Boston.
Danny Green added
17
points as the 76ers posted their third straight victory over the Celtics to sweep the season series.
HAWKS 123, PELICANS 107 >> Trae Young scored 30 points and helped lead a third- quarter 3-point barrage as surging Atlanta beat Zion Williamson and New Orleans.
The Hawks sank each of their 11 3-point attempts in the third, including four from Bogdan Bogdanovic,
who had 21 points. Atlanta made 20 of 31 3s overall.
Young also had 12 assists. He made three 3s in the third as the Hawks surged to a 107-90 lead following a 61- all halftime tie.
GRIZZLIES 124, HEAT 112 >> Dillon Brooks scored 28 points on 10-for-16 shooting and Memphis ended another Miami winning streak.
BULLS
113, PACERS
97
>>
Nikola Vucevic took advantage of Indiana’s missing big men by posting 32 points and 17 rebounds to help Chicago overwhelm the short-handed Pacers. NUGGETS 134, PISTONS 119 >> Nikola Jokic scored 27 points in 27 minutes and Denver spoiled the return of Jerami Grant and Mason Plumlee with a shellacking of Detroit.
Jokic also dished out 11 assists, his 83rd career doubledigit assist game, two more than Wilt Chamberlain had in his Hall of Fame career.
CLIPPERS 133, TRAIL BLAZERS 116 >> Paul George scored 36 points and Los Angeles rode a franchisebest 47-point first quarter to victory over Portland.
Kawhi Leonard added 29 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists as the Clippers followed an 18-point rout of the defending champion Lakers two days ago with another impressive performance at both ends.