LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis scored 30 points, LeBron James added 28 and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Clippers 112-103 on Sunday, snapping their Staples Center co-tenant’s six-game winning streak.
Avery Bradley added 24 points to help the Lakers win their fourth in a row and 11th in 12 games.
The Lakers recently clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2013, and it’s possible they could meet the Clippers in the postseason. The crowd made it feel like a playoff atmosphere, with a strong contingent of raucous Lakers fans on hand for what was a Clippers home game. They chanted “MVP! MVP!” when James completed a 3-point play that tied the Lakers’ largest lead of 12 points with 40 seconds to play.
Paul George scored 31 points, Kawhi Leonard added 27 and Montrezl Harrell had 20 for the Clippers, who lost to the Lakers for the first time in three games this season.
SUNS 140, BUCKS 131: Devin Booker scored 20 of his 36 points in Phoenix’s 47-point first quarter, and the host Suns beat NBA-leading Milwaukee.
Ricky Rubio had a triple-double for the Suns with 25 points, 13 assists and 13 rebounds. Aron Baynes added 24 points, and Mikal Bridges had 21.
Khris Middleton scored 39 points for Milwaukee.
PELICANS 120, TIMBERWOLVES 107: Jrue Holiday just missed his second triple-double against Minnesota in less than a week, putting up a season-high 37 points and adding nine rebounds and eight assists for New Orleans in a victory at Minneapolis.
Zion Williamson scored 23 points on 9-for-15 shooting, Lonzo Ball had 18 points and eight assists, and Brandon Ingram added in 15 points and 12 rebounds to help the Pelicans start a four-game trip with the victory.
NETS 110, BULLS 107: Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points, Caris LeVert and Joe Harris each added 23, and Brooklyn won at home in its first game under interim coach Jacque Vaughn.
PACERS 112, MAVERICKS 109: Domantas Sabonis had 20 points and 17 rebounds, and Victor Oladipo scored the final six points to help Indiana win at Dallas.
HEAT 100, WIZARDS 89: Playing most of the second half without leading scorer Jimmy Butler after he headed to the locker room, Miami got 27 points and 14 rebounds from Bam Adebayo and stopped a four-game road losing streak.
Duncan Robinson made a pair of 3-pointers late in a 25-3 run by Miami that turned an 83-75 deficit into a 100-86 lead.
Robinson shot 7 for 11 on 3s and finished with 23 points.
MAGIC 126, ROCKETS 106: D.J. Augustin scored 24 points off the bench, Aaron Gordon added 19, and visiting Orlando handed Houston its fourth straight loss.
KNICKS 96, PISTONS 84: Julius Randle had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and New York pulled away in the fourth quarter against visiting Detroit.
CAVALIERS 132, SPURS 129: Andre Drummond returned from a leg injury to score 28 points and add 17 rebounds, and Kevin Love made a big 3-pointer in overtime to lift Cleveland past visiting San Antonio.
NOTES
BUCKS: Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has a minor knee sprain and will miss at least the next two games.
The Bucks said Antetokounmpo had an MRI and was examined by team doctor William Raasch. The evaluation showed a minor joint capsule sprain of Antetokounmpo’s left knee.
His status for Milwaukee’s home game Thursday against Boston will be determined later.
Antetokounmpo ranks third in the NBA in scoring (29.6 points per game) and fourth in rebounding (13.7). He also averages 5.8 assists.
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