Lillard scores 41 as Bucks beat Clippers
MILWAUKEE — Damian Lillard scored 41 points and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo to rally past the Los Angeles Clippers 113106 for their sixth straight victory. Antetokounmpo missed his third game of the season as he deals with left Achilles tendinitis. The Bucks are unbeaten since the All-star break. Bobby Portis scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter. He also had a season-high 16 rebounds.
■ Nets 106, Grizzlies 102: At New York, Luke Kennard scored a season-high 25 points as Memphis snapped a five-game losing streak. Kennard finished 8 for 11 overall and 6 for 9 behind the arc.
■ Jazz 127, Wizards 115: At Salt Lake City, Jordan Clarkson scored a season-high 38 points, including a 12-0 run down the stretch. The Wizards led 113-111 with 5:21 to play but didn’t make another field goal the rest of the way and extended their losing streak to 15.
■ Bulls 113, Kings 109: At Sacramento, Calif., Coby White had a career-high 37 points for Chicago, which completed a 22-point comeback. Demar Derozan had 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter.
■ Lakers 116, Thunder 104: At Los Angeles, Anthony Davis had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles, which took the season series 3-1 over Oklahoma City.
■ Timberwolves 119, Trail Blazers 114: At Minneapolis,
Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 16 rebounds for his 43rd double-double of the season.
NHL
■ Panthers 4, Rangers 2: At New York, Ryan Lomberg scored the goahead goal early in the third period as the Panthers won their fifth straight and 11th in the last 12 games.
■ Blues 2, Flyers 1: At Philadelphia, Pavel Buchnevich and Jake Neighbours scored in the shootout for St. Louis, which won its second straight game.
■ Avalanche 5, Blackhawks 0: At Denver, Nathan Mackinnon extended his home point streak to 30 games with two goals and two assists.
■ Kraken 4, Flames 2: At Calgary, Alberta, Jared Mccann had a goal and an assist for Seattle, which has won three of its last four.
■ Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 1: At Toronto, Pavel Zacha scored twice to back Jeremy Swayman, who made 32 saves.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
■ No. 9 Duke 79, North Carolina State 64: At Raleigh, N.C., Jeremy Roach had 21 points and freshman Jared Mccain scored 14 of his 16 after halftime for the Blue Devils (246, 15-4 ACC). The Wolfpack (17-13, 9-10) have lost three straight.
■ No. 11 Baylor 93, Texas 85: At Waco, Texas, Ja’kobe Walter and Rayj Dennis each had seven points during a 21-2 run for the Bears (228, 11-6 Big 12), a stretch when the Longhorns (19-11, 8-9) missed 11 consecutive shots.