Davis, Pelicans slow Raptors; Nets’ LeVert suffers injury
TORONTO — Anthony Davis had 25 points and a season-high 20 rebounds, E'Twaun Moore scored a season-high 30 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat Toronto 126-110 on Monday night, snapping the Raptors' six-game winning streak.
Jrue Holiday had 29 points and matched a season high with 14 assists, and Julius Randle added 17 points and 12 rebounds as New Orleans won its third straight following a sixgame losing streak.
Pascal Siakam scored 22 points, Kawhi Leonard had 20 and Serge Ibaka had 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Raptors lost for the first time in eight home games. Toronto entered with an NBA-best 12-1 record.
T-WOLVES 120, NETS 113
Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and a season-high 21 rebounds, and Minnesota beat Brooklyn at Minneapolis to snap a five-game losing streak.
The Nets lost leading scorer Caris LeVert to what appeared to be a severe right leg injury late in the first half.
Some players could be seen in tears as LeVert left the court on a stretcher. He was taken to a hospital for further evaluation.
CLIPPERS 121, WARRIORS 116
Lou Williams scored 25 points, including the final five in overtime, as Los Angeles beat visiting Golden State.
The Warriors, who were led by Kevin Durant’s 33 points as Stephen Curry missed his second consecutive game with a groin injury, overcame a 10-point deficit in the final four minutes of regulation. 76ERS 124, HEAT 114
Joel Embiid scored 35 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and visiting Philadelphia added to Miami's early struggles.
The win came hours after the 76ers finalized a trade with Minnesota to land four-time All-Star Jimmy Butler, who was in Philadelphia and not with the club in Miami. Butler will be introduced at the 76ers' facility in Camden, N.J., on Tuesday, before he makes his debut with Philly on Wednesday at Orlando.
The Timberwolves received Robert Covington, Dario Saric, Jerryd Bayless and a 2022 second-round pick in the trade.
The Heat have dropped three straight.
MAVERICKS 103, BULLS 98
Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 23 points as Dallas overcame a sluggish performance by prized rookie Luka Doncic to win at Chicago.
Doncic, the leading scorers among NBA rookies, shot 3 for 12 and finished with 11 points as Dallas won for the third time in four games.
JAZZ 96, GRIZZLIES 88
At Memphis, Joe Ingles scored 19 points, Rudy Gobert added 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Utah won its third straight.
THUNDER 118, SUNS 101
Paul George matched his season high with 32 points and went 6 of 10 on 3-pointers, Dennis Schroder added 20 points and nine assists, and host Oklahoma City beat Phoenix.
WIZARDS 117, MAGIC 109
John Wall had 25 points and 10 assists, and host Washington beat Orlando to win consecutive games for the first time this year.