NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 25 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots, and the New Orleans Pelicans pulled away from the reeling Los Angeles Lakers for a 109-102 victory Wednesday night.
Tyreke Evans had 19 points and 11 assists for New Orleans. Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday each added 17 points.
Kobe Bryant scored 33 on 10-of-28 shooting, one night after setting the NBA record for most missed field goals in a career.
Carlos Boozer had 16 points and Jeremy Lin 15 for the Lakers, who dropped to 1-7.
Rockets 113, T-Wolves 101
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dwight Howard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden scored 23 points and added 10 assists, and Houston beat Minnesota in the NBA’s first regularseason game played south of the border since 1997.
Howard, who missed the Rockets’ only loss of the season Saturday against Golden State, came back strong. He was 9 of 16 from the field and blocked four shots in 33 minutes.
Pacers 81, Heat 75
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Copeland scored 17 points and put Indiana ahead to stay on a layup with 43 seconds left, and Roy Hibbert had 16 points and 15 rebounds to help the undermanned Pacers beat Miami.
Donald Sloan added 15 points for Indiana, which has won two straight after a 1-6 start.
T-Blazers 130, Nuggets 113
DENVER (AP) — Damian Lillard had 27 points and a season-high nine assists as Portland used a huge first half to hand skidding Denver its sixth straight defeat.
The Trail Blazers led 84-50 at halftime, one basket from matching the team record for points in a half (86) set against Golden State on Jan. 5, 1986.
Wizards 107, Pistons 103
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall had 27 points and 11 assists as Washington held off Detroit.
The teams traded the lead on five consecutive baskets before Wall’s jumper with 1:11 to play put the Wizards ahead 101-100. Marcin Gortat, who had 13 points and 14 rebounds, dunked with 38 seconds to play, giving Washington a three-point lead.
Magic 97, Knicks 95
NEW YORK (AP) — Evan Fournier scored a careerhigh 28 points and Orlando bounced back from a poor finish with a good one, handing New York its sixth straight loss.
Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points for the Knicks, who were held to 19 in the fourth quarter and still haven’t reached 100 this season.
Hawks 100, Jazz 97
ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Millsap had 30 points and 17 rebounds, and Jeff Teague added 17 points to help Atlanta beat Utah.
Kyle Korver’s 3-pointer from the left wing with 58 seconds to play put the Hawks up 100-97 and marked the game’s 18th lead change.
Suns 112, Nets 104
PHOENIX (AP) — Gerald Green came off the bench to score 28 points and Phoenix erased a 19-point deficit to beat Brooklyn.
Isaiah Thomas added 17 points in a reserve role for the Suns.
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