OKLAHOMA CITY — Brook Lopez scored 20 points, Julius Randle added 19 and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Oklahoma City Thunder to their fourth straight loss, 108-104 on Sunday.

Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points and Brandon Ingram added 16 for the Lakers, who have won 6 of 8.

Russell Westbrook scored 36 points and Paul George added 26 for the Thunder. Oklahoma City had won eight straight before its current skid.

The Lakers went up 98-90 on a fast-break layup by Josh Hart. Ingram made a layup for the Lakers and George fouled him.George argued the call and was issued a technical foul with 3:32 left. Ingram and Clarkson each made a free throw to give the Lakers a 10-point lead. The Lakers pushed the lead to 12 before the Thunder rallied.

RAPTORS 101, GRIZZLIES 86: Delon Wright scored 15 points, DeMar DeRozan and Fred VanVleet each scored 13 and Toronto pulled away in the fourth quarter for its fifth straight home win over Memphis.

Jonas Valanciunas scored 12 points, Kyle Lowry had 11 and Pascal Siakam 10 as the Raptors improved to 21-4 at home, the best record in the NBA.

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HAWKS 99, KNICKS 96: Kent Bazemore’s 3-pointer with 6.7 seconds left lifted Atlanta at New York.

BUCKS 109, NETS 94: Eric Bledsoe scored 28 points, John Henson had 19 points and 18 rebounds, and visiting Milwaukee easily extended its winning streak over Brooklyn to 10 games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks left with an apparent right ankle injury in the fourth quarter, but by then Milwaukee was in control.

HORNETS 115, SUNS 110: Nicolas Batum scored 22 points and Charlotte rallied from a 21-point second-half deficit at Phoenix.

NOTES

CAVALIERS: A person with direct knowledge of the situation said management have no plans to fire Coach Tyronn Lue despite the team’s recent slide.


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