LeBron hits milestone as Lakers win
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Dennis Schroder added 21 points and host Los Angeles Lakers roared away in the second half for a 114-93 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
James moved into third place on the NBA’s career field goals list while recording his 96th career triple-double and his second of the season.
Jamal Murray scored 20 points and Monte Morris added 16 for the Nuggets. Nikola Jokic managed just 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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Kelly Oubre Jr. scored a career-high 40 points, Stephen Curry had 28 and visiting Golden State went small in a runaway win, beating Dallas.
Draymond Green had 11 points and a season-high 15 assists as makeshift center.
Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 27 points. Kristaps Porzingis had 25, Hardaway added 19 and Jalen Brunson 18 off the bench.
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Jordan Clarkson sank five 3-pointers while scoring 23 points and visiting Utah protected the NBA’s best record with a runaway win over Atlanta.
Bojan Bogdanovic had 21 points and Donovan Mitchell added 18 for Utah (17-5).
John Collins led Atlanta with 17 points.
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Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 points and Enes Kanter had 17 points and 18 rebounds to lead undermanned Portland to a win over host Philadelphia.
Carmelo Anthony had 22 points for the Trail Blazers.
Joel Embiid scored 37 points for the Sixers.
ALL-STAR GAME STILL ON
The NBA told its teams Thursday that it expects to finalize plans in the coming week to have an AllStar Game in Atlanta.
The game and skills competitions will be held on March 7, the NBA told clubs. It is unclear when players would have to report, how testing will work there or if fans will be part of the game.