SUNDAY’s OTHER NBA GAMES

Thunder 122, 76ers 112

OKLAHOMA CITY

Russell Westbrook scored 37 points as Oklahoma City captured its eighth straight victory. Westbrook made just 6 of 20 shots in the first half, when he was knocked to the ground trying to take a charge as Joel Embiid threw down a dunk over him. He was 8 of 13 in the second half and also had 14 assists and nine rebounds. Paul George scored 31 points, and Steven Adams added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder. Embiid had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Ben Simmons added 22 points for the 76ers. The Thunder said guard Andre Roberson is expected to miss the rest of the season after having surgery on a ruptured left patella tendon. Roberson, who was a second-team All-Defense selection last season, was injured when his knee buckled and he fell Saturday at Detroit.

Raptors 123, Lakers 111

TORONTO

Fred VanVleet scored a career-high 25 points, DeMar DeRozan had 19 and Toronto snapped Los Angeles’ winning streak at four games. Kyle Lowry had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Jonas Valanciunas added 13 points and 10 rebounds to help the Raptors win their seventh straight over the Lakers. The victory guarantees the Raptors will have the second-best record in the Eastern Conference through Sunday, meaning Dwane Casey will coach Team LeBron in the All-Star Game. Boston’s Brad Stevens, whose Celtics lead the Eastern Conference, is ineligible after coaching last year’s game. Julius Randle had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Jordan Clarkson also scored 17 points for the Lakers.

Spurs 113, Kings 98

SAN ANTONIO

Bryn Forbes scored a season-high 23 points, helping San Antonio overcome a sluggish in a game in which Sacramento coach Dave Joerger left in the opening minutes after a dizzy spell. LaMarcus Aldridge and Manu Ginobili each added 15 points in San Antonio’s 13th straight win over Sacramento. Dejounte Murray had 14 points and 10 assists, and Pau Gasol had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Joerger exited two minutes into the game after slapping his hands together after a non-call, taking two steps toward midcourt and then turning toward his bench and dropping to one knee. De’Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 26 points.

Clippers 112, Pelicans 103

NEW ORLEANS

Blake Griffin had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and made a crushing 3-pointer with 43 seconds left, leading Los Angeles past New Orleans in the Pelicans’ first game since a season-ending injury to All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins. Lou Williams added 22 points, and DeAndre Jordan had 12 points and 19 rebounds for the Clippers. Anthony Davis had 25 points and 17 rebounds for the Pelicans.

Rockets 113, Suns 102

HOUSTON

James Harden had 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead Houston. Harden fell two assists shy of his third triple-double of the season. The Rockets beat Phoenix for the 14th time in their past 16 meetings, including seven straight.

Bucks 110, Bulls 96

CHICAGO

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to help Milwaukee improve to 3-0 since interim coach Joe Prunty replaced the fired Jason Kidd. Khris Middleton added 20 points and seven rebounds. Denzel Valentine scored 18 points for the Bulls.

Associated Press