AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Anthony Davis scored a franchise-record 59 points and added 20 rebounds as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Detroit Pistons 111-106 on Sunday.

The previous club record was 50 points by Jamal Mashburn exactly 13 years earlier against the Grizzlies. Davis went 24 of 34 from the floor and made his only two 3-pointers. He added nine free throws in 10 tries.

Davis also broke the scoring record for the Palace of Auburn Hills, set by LeBron James with 48 points in an Eastern Conference finals game on June 1, 2007. The star center joined Shaquille O’Neal and Chris Webber as the only NBA players with 50 points and 20 rebounds in a game since 1983.

Cavaliers 115,
Thunder 92

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Love scored 29 points to help the streaking Cavaliers to the road win.

Love shot 9 of 18 from the field and 11 for 12 at the freethrow line to match his second best scoring performance of the season.

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LeBron James had 25 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for Cleveland, which earned its fifth straight victory. Tristan Thompson had 14 points and 14 rebounds.

T-Blazers 115, Jazz 111

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — C.J. McCollum scored 31 points, including two clinching free throws with 2.7 seconds left, and Portland earned its fifth consecutive win.

Damian Lillard had 30 points and five assists for Portland, which has won 14 of 17 overall. Reserve Maurice Harkless scored 17 points.

Raptors 98, Grizzlies 85

TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points, Kyle Lowry added 18 and Toronto beat Memphis for its eighth consecutive home win.

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Jonas Valanciunas had 10 points and 12 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season. Cory Joseph scored 14 off the bench to help the Raptors rebound from consecutive losses at Minnesota and Chicago.

Bulls 126, Lakers 115

CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose and E’Twaun Moore had 24 points apiece to lead the Bulls to the victory in Kobe Bryant’s final game at the United Center.

Bryant finished with 22 points on 8-for-20 shooting in 27 minutes. Julius Randle also had 22 points and Jordan Clarkson added 20 as Los Angeles dropped its fifth in a row.

Hornets 104, Nets 96

NEW YORK (AP) — Kemba Walker scored 28 points, Al Jefferson added 18 in his second game back from right knee surgery, and Charlotte extended its winning streak to a season-high five games.

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The Hornets also posted a season-best fourth straight win on the road, a winning streak they will bring to Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland on Wednesday.

Spurs 118, Suns 111

PHOENIX (AP) — Patty Mills had 21 points, matching his career high with six 3-pointers, and the Spurs pulled away for the victory.

Tony Parker scored 22 for San Antonio, including a spinning drive that made it a seven-point game with 1:03 to play. LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Mavericks 129,
76ers 103

DALLAS (AP) — Wesley Matthews scored 21 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 18 and Dallas won for just the second time in its last seven games.

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Six Mavericks scored in double figures in Dallas’ highest scoring game of the season.

Pacers 105, Magic 102

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Monta Ellis scored 21 points, Paul George had 20 and Indiana won for the fourth time in five games.

CJ Miles and Ian Mahinmi had 14 points apiece for the Pacers. Jordan Hill added 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Evan Fournier led Orlando with 23 points. Nikola Vucevic added 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Victor Oladipo had 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.



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