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Lopez drops 34, D-Lo gets 17 in Lakers’ win

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LOS ANGELES — Brook Lopez hit six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 34 points against his former Brooklyn teammates, and rookie Kyle Kuzma had 21 points and 13 rebounds during his first career start in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 124-112 victory over the Nets on Friday night.

D’Angelo Russell had 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in his first game against the Lakers since they traded him to Brooklyn last summer in the four-player deal that brought Lopez and Kuzma to Los Angeles.

Lopez, the leading scorer in Nets history, had 23 points in the second half and added 10 rebounds while the Lakers stayed comfortabl­y ahead of Brooklyn, which has lost four straight. Jordan Clarkson added 19 points and Brandon Ingram had 18.

Allen Crabbe scored 25 points for the Nets in the opener of a five-game road trip, and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 21.

• Cavaliers 130, Wizards 122 — At Washington: LeBron James scored 57 points — the second-highest total of his career and an NBA-best this season — and the Cleveland Cavaliers stopped a four-game slide with a 130-122 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

James hadn’t scored this much since getting a career-high 61 for the Miami Heat on March 3, 2014, against the Charlotte Hornets.

• 76ers 121, Pacers 110 — At Philadelph­ia: J.J. Redick scored 31 points, Ben Simmons had a triple-double and Philadelph­ia moved above .500 for the first time in nearly four years.

Redick was 8 of 12 from 3-point range, including the go-ahead shot with 2:06 left, another 3 to barely beat the shot clock with 1:08 remaining and a third from the left corner to make it 119-110 with 46 seconds left.

• Spurs 108, Hornets 101 — At San Antonio: Bryn Forbes had 22 points, helping San Antonio stop a four-game skid.

The Spurs played without Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker, who are out with quadriceps injuries. Charlotte was without Nicholas Batum and Michael Carter-Williams, who also have not played this season, along with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

• Knicks 120, Suns 107 — At New York: Kristaps Porzingis scored 37 points, and Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek got his first victory over his former team.

Porzingis fell just shy of the careerbest 38 points he scored Monday against Denver, getting his final points with a highlight-reel, end-to-end possession with just under 5 minutes remaining. He raced back in transition for an emphatic block on rookie Josh Jackson, and then got the ball back in transition for a powerful dunk while being fouled.

• Rockets 119, Hawks 104 — At Atlanta: James Harden scored 21 of his 29 points in Houston’s high-scoring first half, and the Rockets handed the Hawks their eighth straight loss.

Eric Gordon and Luc Mbah a Moute each scored 20 points for Houston, which improved to 6-1 on the road.

• Pelicans 99, Mavericks 94 — At Dallas: Anthony Davis had 30 points and 13 rebounds, DeMarcus Cousins added his second 20-20 game of the season and the Pelicans started a fourgame trip with a victory over the lastplace Mavericks.

Harrison Barnes scored a seasonhigh 26 points for the Mavericks, who are 1-9 for the first time since 1993-94.

• Nuggets 95, Heat 94 — At Denver: Paul Millsap had 27 points for Denver, including three straight free throws with 11.9 seconds remaining.

Nikola Jokic added 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Nuggets shook off some late struggles at the line to win their second straight on a six-game homestand.

• Pistons 105, Bucks 96 — At Detroit: Andre Drummond scored 14 of his 24 points in the third quarter, powering Detroit to the win.

Drummond, who has shot under 40 percent from the free-throw line in his career, went 10 of 12 in the third, drawing a roar of approval from fans. He went 14 for 16 on the night, the most he’s ever made in his career, and is shooting 78 percent from the line this season.

• Raptors 109, Jazz 100 — At Salt Lake City: DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 37 points, and Toronto finished its longest road trip of the season with a victory.

DeRozan made all 14 of his free throws and added a trio of 3-pointers to complement his mid-range offensive game. His 17 third-quarter points helped stake the Raptors to a lead they never relinquish­ed in handing the Jazz their first loss in six home games.

• Bulls 105, Magic 83 — At Orlando, Fla.: Justin Holiday scored 19 points, Robin Lopez had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and the Bulls earned their first road win of the season.

Chicago had seven players score in double figures. David Nwaba had 16 points, and rookie Lauri Markkanen made three 3-pointers on his way to 13 points.

 ?? STEPHEN M. DOWELL/TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE ?? The Chicago Bulls' Paul Zipser (16) knocks the ball away from the Orlando Magic's Bismack Biyombo (11) in Orlando, Fla., on Friday.
STEPHEN M. DOWELL/TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE The Chicago Bulls' Paul Zipser (16) knocks the ball away from the Orlando Magic's Bismack Biyombo (11) in Orlando, Fla., on Friday.

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