Luka Doncic produced a 46-point masterpiece as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Chicago Bulls’ four-game winning streak with a 129-118 victory on the road on Monday.<\/p>\n
Doncic rattled in eight three pointers on 15-of-25 shooting from the field and finished with seven rebounds and 11 assists to lead an impressive Lakers effort at the United Center.<\/p>\n
LeBron James chipped in with 24 points, five rebounds and three assists, while Rui Hachimura delivered an eye-catching cameo off the bench with 23 points from 9-of-11 shooting.<\/p>\n
The win was another encouraging result for the Lakers after a 116-110 defeat of the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“We did a great job in the first half, kind of relaxed in the third quarter -\u2013 we’ve got to work on the third quarters -\u2013 but overall, a great game by everybody,” Doncic said after a win that lifts the Lakers to 28-17 in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n
Coby White led the scoring for Chicago with 23 points, while Ayo Dosunmu had 20 off the bench.<\/p>\n
The Lakers now head to Ohio to face the Cleveland Cavaliers for the next stop on their road trip on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers warmed up for that encounter with a 114-98 defeat of the Orlando Magic thanks to Donovan Mitchell’s 45-point display. Evan Mobley backed Mitchell with 20 points while Paolo Banchero led the Orlando scoring with 37 points.<\/p>\n
In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics led from start to finish in a 102-94 defeat of the Portland Trail Blazers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Payton Pritchard (23 points) and Jaylen Brown (20) led the Celtics scoring as second-placed Boston improved to 29-17 to remain in pursuit of conference leaders Detroit (33-11).<\/p>\n
In other games on Monday, Brandon Miller scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Charlotte’s 130-93 blowout of Philadelphia as severe weather forced early starts for two NBA games.<\/p>\n
Opening tipoffs were moved to the afternoon for the Hornets’ home victory and Atlanta’s 132-116 triumph over visiting Indiana after a severe winter storm on Sunday that dumped ice and snow over most of the United States.<\/p>\n
The Hornets, 19-28, stretched their win streak to three games while the 76ers fell to 24-21.<\/p>\n
Miller made 9-of-12 shots from the floor, including 6-of-9 from three-point range, and was 6-of-6 from the free throw line to lead the Hawks, who had seven other double-figure scorers but none over 13 points.<\/p>\n
Kelly Oubre Jr. led the Sixers with 17 points with Tyrese Maxey — third in NBA scoring with 29.9 points a game — managing only six points on 3-of-12 shooting.<\/p>\n
In Atlanta, C.J. McCollum came off the bench to produce 23 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals to spark the Hawks.<\/p>\n
Dyson Daniels added 22 points and nine assists while Nickeil Alexnder-Walker had 21 points for Atlanta.<\/p>\n
Cameroon’s Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 26 points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n
The Hawks improved to 23-25 with their ninth home victory in 22 games.<\/p>\n
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