Luka Doncic and LeBron James lead LA Lakers’ charge to beat Memphis twice in three days as Oklahoma lose to Phoenix Suns.
Luka Doncic scored 36 points with nine rebounds and eight assists, and LeBron James added 26 points with 10 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 120-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the National Basketball Association (NBA) league.
Jake LaRavia also scored 26 points, and Deandre Ayton added 15 as the Lakers followed a 128-121 victory over the Grizzlies on Friday with another one on Sunday.
The consecutive victories came after Los Angeles lost four of their previous five contests.
Jaylen Wells scored 23 points for Memphis, and rookie Cedric Coward scored 16 points with nine rebounds, all in the first half, but did not play after half-time because of an ankle injury.
Jaren Jackson Jr scored 14 points, and Jock Landale had 13 points with 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who lost their fourth consecutive game.
Memphis guard Ja Morant was out with a calf injury for the 15th time over the past 21 games.
Devin Booker drilled the game-winning three-pointer in the final second as the Phoenix Suns rallied to silence the NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, 108-105 on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns erased an early 18-point deficit to beat the Thunder.
Devin Booker drilled the game-winning three-pointer in the final second as the Suns rallied to silence the league-leaders with a 108-105 scoreline.
For Phoenix, Booker scored 24 points and handed out nine assists, and Dillon Brooks added 22, including a three-pointer over his Canadian teammate and Oklahoma City’s reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, with 36 seconds remaining.
That gave Phoenix a 105-101 lead, but Oklahoma City tied it at 105-105 with 8.2 seconds left before Booker connected.
Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 25 points, and Jalen Williams added 23, but the Suns snapped Oklahoma City’s four-game winning streak.
The Thunder’s 30-6 record remains the best in the league, while Detroit boosted their Eastern Conference lead with a 114-110 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers that moved the Pistons to 26-9.
Cade Cunningham scored 27 points, and reserve Daniss Jenkins added 25, including 21 in a dazzling second quarter for Detroit.
Star guard Cunningham added six rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a blocked shot as the Pistons shrugged off the injury absences of key contributors Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren and Caris LeVert.
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