2nd-half surge spurs Lakers
Warriors win big with small lineup; Trail Blazers rumble past 76ers
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Dennis Schröder added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers roared away in the second half for a 114-93 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
Talen Horton-Tucker scored 12 of his 17 points during that inspired second-half effort by the defending NBA champions, who returned from a strong sevengame road trip and improved their surprisingly unimpressive home record to 5-4 by winning this rematch of the Western Conference finals in the bubble.
James moved into third place on the NBA’s career field goals list while recording his 96th career tripledouble and his second of the season.
WARRIORS 147, MAVERICKS 116: In Dallas, Kelly Oubre Jr. scored a career-high 40 points, Stephen Curry had 28 and Golden State went small in a runaway win over Dallas.
Draymond Green had 11 points and a season-high 15 assists as a makeshift center, helping Golden State get by without using any player taller than 6-foot-7 forward Andrew Wiggins due to injuries. The Warriors outscored Dallas 54-36 in the paint and outrebounded the Mavs 45-42.
Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 27 points. . JAZZ 112, HAWKS 91: In Atlanta, Jordan Clarkson sank five 3-pointers while scoring 23 points and Utah protected the NBA’s best record with a win over Atlanta.
Bojan Bogdanovic had 21 points and Donovan Mitchell added 18 for Utah (17-5).
Atlanta point guard Trae Young was held out with a bruised right calf. Rajon Rondo made his second start of the season and did not score. Another starter, forward De’Andre Hunter (right knee), missed his third consecutive game.
TRAIL BLAZERS 121, 76ERS 105:In Philadelphia, Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 points and Enes Kanter had 17 points and 18 rebounds to lead Portland over Philadelphia.
Carmelo Anthony had 22 points for the Trail Blazers. Joel Embiid scored 37 points for the Sixers. Tobias Harris added 12 points and 11 boards.
Portland played without Damian Lillard (abdominal strain) and Derrick Jones Jr. (left foot sprain).
ROCKETS 115, GRIZZLIES 103: In Memphis, Tenn., John Wall scored 22 points, Eric Gordon added 20 and Houston beat Memphis.
Jae’Sean Tate had a season-high 19 points for Houston, while Christian Wood scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting before rolling his right ankle in the third quarter. He did not return.