LeBron James has four 20-points in a 30-point triple-double and pace for the Los Angeles Lakers, who snapped five skids on a 132-123 roadwin to host Houston Rockets on Tuesday.
James finished with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in his third triple-double of the season, but with plenty of support. Russell Westbrook scored a chip in his seventh triple-double (24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists), Malik Monk added 25 points, and Carmelo Anthony added 24 points from the Lakers bench.
Rookie Jalen Green scored 14 points, the team’s best 24 points, in the fourth quarter of Rockets, who lost five games in a row. Kevin Porter Jr. and Christian Wood scored 22 points each in Houston. It went outbound at 48-30 and was depressed, even though it shot 53% overall.
76ers 114, Raptors 109
Joel Embiid scored 36 points, achieved a Gore head layup with 51.3 seconds remaining, and scored 11 rebounds when he visited Philadelphia off Toronto.
Tobias Harris has added 19 points to the 76ers, a career best 10 assists and a 12 rebound triple-double. He made four free throws in the last minute. Georges Niang scored 8 out of 19 points in the fourth quarter, with Philadelphia winning his third win in four games.
Chris Boucher scored 28 points, best matching his career with the Raptors’ 19 rebounds, which lost two games in a row. Toronto also scored 28 points from Pascal Siakam, who returned from the Health and Safety Protocol, and Gary Trent Jr. scored 19 points.
Bucks 127, Magic 110
Janice Adetokumpo scored 28 points and Khris Middleton added 21 points, visiting Milwaukee to continue learning Orlando.
Bobby Portis scored 19 points by hitting five 3-pointers against Bucks, who won 10 games in a row against Magic. Jrue Holiday ended with 18 points and 10 assists as the defending NBA champions won four times in a row.
Orlando, who fell to 2-12 at home, has lost three games in a row since he recorded his first consecutive win this year. Magic rookie Franz Wagner scored the highest 38 points of his career. This is 10 points more than his previous best.
Heat 119, Wizards 112
Reserve Tyler Herro scored 32 points, the best of the season and the best of the game, and Jimmy Butler set his career high with 15 assists, leading host Miami across Washington.
Butler added 25 points and 8 rebounds. He sprained his right ankle with 63 seconds remaining, but remained in the match. Duncan Robinson scored 26 points and sank the season’s best eight three pointers, while Omar Jurz Seven brought the game’s best 14 rebounds and 10 points.
The wizard was led by Spencer Dinwidy, who had 24 points and 11 assists. Kyle Kuzma scored 22 points and Davis Bertans added 19 points.
Knicks 96, Timberwolves 88
Mitchell Robinson scored 14 points and 18 rebounds in New York. New York wasted a 17-point lead in the first half before gradually pulling away to defeat the uninhabited Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Julius Randle finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds when Knicks won two straight games. This is the first consecutive win since October 26th to 30th in a row of three games. Starter Evan Fournier scored 13 points and points each, and Quentin Grimes added 11 points from the bench.
Malik Beasley scored 20 points at the Timberwolves, while the top three (Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell) remained on the sidelines. Towns and Russell are participating in the COVID-19 protocol, while Edwards has been cleared from the protocol but did not play to regain strength.
Pelican 108, Cavaliers 104
Herbert Jones scored the highest 26 points of the season, and Garrett Temple poured all 17 points in the fourth quarter when host New Orleans rallyed to defeat Cleveland.
Devonte Graham scored 18 points and Jonas Valančinas returned from two games missed to score 15 points and 10 rebounds for Pelican due to a non-COVID illness. New Orleans won their fifth victory in six games, although they were 23 points behind in the second half of the first quarter.
Ricky Rubio scored 27 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, Kevin Love scored 24 points, and Evan Mobley scored 22 points on the Cavaliers, who lost two of the last three.
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