San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
LAKERS OUTLAST WARRIORS IN 2 OT
Lebron James made a pair of free throws with 1.2 seconds left in the second overtime to cap his tripledouble of 36 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, outdueling Stephen Curry as the Los Angeles Lakers held off the host Golden State Warriors 145-144 on Saturday night.
Curry hit a go-ahead 3pointer with 4.7 seconds left in the second OT and made another over Anthony Davis with 1:22 to go on the way to 46 points with a season-high nine 3s.
D’angelo Russell connected from deep with 53 seconds left in the second OT and also hit another earlier in the period after also coming up clutch late in regulation on the way to 28 points.
James scored 12 points in the two OT periods and recorded his third triple-double of the season and 110th of his career. Davis added 29 points and 13 rebounds.
Spurs 113, Timberwolves 112:
Devin Vassell had 25 points, Victor Wembanyama added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied to beat the visiting Minnesota.
Anthony Edwards had 32 points and 12 rebounds for
Minnesota, and Rudy Gobert and Karl-anthony Towns had 19 points each. Towns missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Timberwolves had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Nuggets 111, 76ers 105: Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 16 rebounds, but was denied his rematch with fellow MVP contender Joel Embiid when host Denver fended off the gritty Philadelphia.
Philadelphia’s star center missed a game at Denver for a fourth consecutive season after the team’s medical staff determined he shouldn’t play on his balky left knee.
Jalen Brunson had 32 points and eight assist and New York beat visiting Miami, winning its sixth straight and sending the Heat to a sixth consecutive loss.
Julius Randle added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, but left with 4:27 remaining after landing hard on his right shoulder when Jaime Jaquez Jr. stepped in front of him trying to take a charge on Randle’s drive to the basket.
Kings 120, Mavericks 115:
De’aaron Fox scored 34 points as host Sacramento held off a Dallas fourth-quarter rally.
Bucks 141, Pelicans 117:
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 12 rebounds in host Milwaukee’s blowout victory New Orleans.
Damian Lillard added 26 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Brook Lopez scored 24 points with 6-for-9 shooting from 3-point range, and Bobby Portis had 20 points.
Wizards 118, Pistons 104:
Kyle Kuzma scored 30 points and Washington won at Detroit for Wizards interim coach Brian Keefe’s first victory.
Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 30 points.
Jazz 134, Hornets 122:
Lauri Markkanen had 33 points and 12 rebounds and visiting Utah beat Charlotte for its 11th victory in 15 games.
P.J. Washington tied a career high with 43 points — 31 in the second half — and Nick Richards added a career-best 26 to go with 13 rebounds for Charlotte.
Nets 106, Rockets 104:
Cam Thomas scored 37 points and host Brooklyn outlasted Houston to snap a three-game losing streak.
Notable
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is finalizing an extension to remain as commissioner of the NBA for several more years, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Saturday.