James' triple-double leads Lakers over Knicks in OT

LeBron James moved within 89 points of breaking the NBA's career scoring record and climbed into fourth place on the assists list, finishing with a tripledouble in his return to Madison Square Garden as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 129-123 on Tuesday night.

James had 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, with the points giving him 38,299 for his career. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the leader with 38,387.

But James' game has always been about more than scoring, as he proved again Tuesday. He fed Dennis Schroder for a 3-pointer that snapped a 118-all tie with 3:13 remaining, grabbed his 10th rebound later in the extra period and then powered to the basket for a 127-121 lead with 19 seconds to go.

He had earlier moved ahead of Mark Jackson and then Steve Nash into fourth place on the assists list during his first game at Madison Square Garden in three years.

Anthony Davis added 27 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who had dropped two straight to open their trip. Both James and Davis had sat out their loss Monday in Brooklyn.

Jalen Brunson scored 37 points and Julius Randle had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks.

Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Bam Adebayo added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Miami showed its experience down the stretch in a win at Cleveland.

Caleb Martin scored 18 points and matched his career high with 10 rebounds, and Tyler Herro also scored 18 for the Heat, who moved within 1 1/2 games of the fifth-place Cavs in the Eastern Conference standings.

Butler, who has been slowed by injuries much of the season, hit a short jumper to put the Heat up 98-93 with 1:23 left, and his free throw kept the Heat up by five with 12 seconds left.

But Darius Garland hit a 3-pointer to pull the Cavs within 99-97 with 8.7 seconds remaining.

The Cavs fouled Butler with 7.3 seconds left. He split his free throws, giving Cleveland a chance to tie, but All-Star starter Donovan Mitchell's 3-pointer at the buzzer was short.

Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points and Norman Powell added 27 to help Los Angeles win at Chicago.

Paul George added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won six of seven.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 18 rebounds and Milwaukee beat visiting Charlotte to win its fifth straight and avenge one of its most embarrassing losses of the season.

The Bucks withstood a triple-double from Charlotte's LaMelo Ball, who had 27 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.

Charlotte (16-36) entered the night with the fourthworst record in the NBA, but the Hornets won 138109 at Milwaukee on Jan. 6 to hand the Bucks their second-most lopsided loss of the season.