Davis has 3rd career triple-double, Lakers hand Hornets a loss
D'Angelo Russell scored 28 points, Anthony Davis had 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for his third career triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to defeat the short-handed Charlotte Hornets 124-118 on Monday night for their third straight win.
LeBron James added 26 points for the Lakers (2725), who finished 4-2 on their road trip to build some much needed momentum before the upcoming All-Star break.
Miles Bridges erupted for a career-high 41 points and rookie Brandon Miller scored 33 points with five 3-pointers for the Hornets, who suffered their eighth straight loss since trading Terry Rozier to Miami.
The Lakers shot 64% from the floor in the first half and built a 74-58 lead heading into the locker room behind 22 points from Russell and 17 from James.
James had several highlight reel moment in the opening half, driving past P.J. Washington and dunking over 7-foot center Nick Richards for a three-point play. James had another baseline drive for a highflying two-handed jam and also fed Anthony Davis for an alley-oop dunk.
The Lakers had 36 assists. CAVS 136, KINGS 110 >> Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points, Max Strus added 22 and Cleveland beat Sacramento for its sixth straight win and 14th in 15 games.
The Cavs are a leaguebest 19-4 since Dec. 16. Cleveland matched a season high with 23 3-pointers in winning its ninth straight home game and eighth in nine against teams from the West.
Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis had 12 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists for his 15th triple-double this season, tying him with Denver's Nikola Jokic for the league lead.
Harrison Barnes added 22 points and De'Aaron Fox had 19 as the Kings finished 5-2 on a seasonlong trip.
MAVERICKS 118, 76ERS 102 >>
Kyrie Irving had 23 points and eight assists and Luka Doncic scored 19 points as Dallas beat Philadelphia.
Irving and Doncic played together for just the 23rd time in the Mavericks' 50 games. Josh Green scored 20 points for the Mavericks.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 19 points, Tobias Harris had 17 and Tyrese Maxey 15 for the Sixers, who fell to 4-11 without injured MVP Joel Embiid, who's set for knee surgery this week.
PELICANS 138, RAPTORS 100 >> Brandon Ingram made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored 41 points, and New Orleans routed Toronto.
Ingram hit 16 of 21 shots and also dished out nine assists in 30 minutes. He capped his performance by hitting five straight 3s at the end of the third.
CJ McCollum scored 20 points for the Pelicans, who won their third straight and sent the Raptors to their eighth loss in nine games.
Rookie Gradey Dick had a season-high 22 points for the Raptors.
CLIPPERS 149, HAWKS 144 >>
Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles beat Atlanta to conclude a 6-1 road swing.
James Harden had 30 points and 10 assists, and Paul George scored 18 for Los Angeles.
De'Andre Hunter matched a season high with 27 points for the Hawks. Trae Young added 25 points.