Suns overcome Booker’s ejection, hold off Lakers

LOS ANGELES — Dario Saric scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, Mikal Bridges added 19 and the Phoenix Suns overcame Devin Booker’s ejection for a 114104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

Booker scored 17 points before getting ejected for arguing with 7:10 left in the third quarter. Still, the Suns (23-11) took charge down the stretch and cruised to their 15th victory in 18 games while also moving past the defending champions (24-12) into second place in the Western Conference by winning percentage.

■ Spurs 119, Knicks 93: At San Antonio, Trey Lyles scored a season-high 18 points, Dejounte Murray added 17 for San Antonio. Immanuel Quickley led New York with 26 points.

■ Grizzlies 125, Wizards 111: At Washington, Ja Morant had 35 points and 10 assists, De’anthony Melton and Dillon Brooks each added 20 points for Memphis. Russell Westbrook had 23 points and 15 assists but also committed eight of Washington’s 22 turnovers.

■ Hawks 94, Heat 80: At Miami, Trae Young scored 18 points, including 13 straight for Atlanta in the fourth quarter. Duncan Robinson and Goran Dragic each scored 14 for Miami, which missed a chance to get over .500 for the first time this season.

■ Nuggets 128, Bucks 97: At Milwaukee, Nikola Jokic had 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his ninth triple-double of the season and 50th of his career. Jamal Murray added 24 points as Denver earned its third straight victory. Giannis Antetokoumpo had 27 points and eight rebounds for Milwaukee.

■ Celtics 117, Clippers 112: At Boston, Kemba Walker had 25 points and six assists and Jaylen Brown added 18 points. Paul

George led Los Angeles with 32 points. All-star Kawhi Leonard was a late scratch with back spasms.