TORONTO — Gary Trent Jr. matched his season high with 35 points, Pascal Siakam had 26 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a five-game home losing streak with a 113-104 victory over the short-handed and sloppy Phoenix Suns on Friday night.
Scottie Barnes hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:16 left in the fourth quarter and rookie center Christian Kololo followed with another long-range basket to help the Raptors win for the third time in 11 games. O.G. Anunoby scored 16 points and Barnes finished with 11.
WIZARDS 119, MAGIC 100: Kristaps Porzingis had 30 points and 13 rebounds and visiting Washington routed short-handed Orlando for its fourth straight victory. Kyle Kuzma added 23 points and Rui Hachimura had 16 points and seven rebounds. The Wizards played without star guard Bradley Beal for the second straight game because of a strained hamstring.
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LAKERS 130, HAWKS 121: LeBron James scored a season-high 47 points on his 38th birthday with many of the sellout crowd at State Farm Arena cheering his every move, and Los Angeles beat Atlanta. James, a four-time NBA MVP and an 18-time All-Star, finished with 10 rebounds and nine assists. He had 16 points in the second quarter, 13 in the third and 16 in the fourth.
BULLS 132, PISTONS 118: Zach LaVine scored a season-high 43 points, and host Chicago pulled away in the closing minutes to beat Detroit.
BUCKS 123, TIMBERWOLVES 114: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 points and 20 rebounds and host Milwaukee snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over Minnesota.
PELICANS 127, 76ERS 116: CJ McCollum scored 42 points, making a career-high 11 3-pointers, and Zion Williamson added 36 to power host New Orleans over Philadelphia.
NUGGETS 124, HEAT 119: Jamal Murray scored seven of his 14 points over the final two minutes, Nikola Jokic had his eighth triple-double of the season and host Denver rallied to beat Miami.
WARRIORS 118, TRAIL BLAZERS 112: Jordan Poole scored 41 points and made a key 3-pointer with 2:57 to play, Klay Thompson hit from deep with 1:36 left and scored 31, leading Golden State past Portland to improve the league’s best home record to 16-2.
KINGS 126, JAZZ 125: Kevin Huerter hit a 3-pointer with 9.2 seconds left and host Sacramento held off Utah when Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen missed a jumper in the final seconds.
