Lakers roll to 3rd win in a row; Butler, Simmons fuel 76ers

LOS ANGELES — Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points, and LeBron James had 22 before both sat out the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' third home victory in four days, 120-96 over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.

Brandon Ingram scored 15 points, and JaVale McGee had 14 points and eight rebounds in three quarters of work for the Lakers. They have won 12 of 16 since their 2-5 start to James' first season on the West Coast.

Michael Beasley scored a season-high 14 points as the Lakers fell behind by 17 points in the first quarter, yet still made easy work of last-place Phoenix, which has lost five straight to fall to 4-19.

76ERS 103, GRIZZLIES 95

Jimmy Butler continued his run as Philadelphia's stretch-run shooter, scoring 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter against visiting Memphis.

Ben Simmons, who had 19 points and 12 rebounds, ran up from behind on MarShon Brooks and poked the ball free for a steal. That led to a pair of free throws for Butler that made it 95-89. Butler buried a turnaround jumper for a 97-89 that sealed the win.

SPURS 131, BLAZERS 118

DeMar DeRozan had a season-high 36 points, and San Antonio overcame a Damian Lillard’s 37-point effort, rebounding from a pair of lopsided losses to beat visiting Portland.

PELICANS 119, HORNETS 109

Anthony Davis had 36 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists to help New Orleans win at Charlotte, only its second victory in seven games.

MAVS 114, CLIPPERS 110

Harrison Barnes scored 30 points, and Dorian Finney-Smith tipped in a rebound with 35 seconds remaining to give host Dallas the lead for good against Los Angeles.

HEAT 102, JAZZ 100

Dwyane Wade made a pair of free throws with 3.2 seconds left, and Miami rallied from down 19 early to win at home.