NBA summary: Lakers lose, Clippers win in return

NBA summary: Lakers lose, Clippers win in return

NBA: San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles LakersJanuary 13, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots the ball against Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory attribution: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

Devin Vassell, Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama each scored 23 points as the visiting San Antonio Spurs ended a three-game losing streak with a 126-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the return game between both teams on Monday.

The Lakers had to postpone two home games last week, including a game against the Spurs scheduled for Saturday, as a safety measure because of deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The Spurs defeated the Lakers for the first time in three games between the teams this season, outscoring Los Angeles 73-40 in the second half.

Anthony Davis collected 30 points and 13 rebounds and LeBron James added 18 points and eight assists as the Lakers lost their third straight game, all to Texas teams. Los Angeles dropped in Houston and Dallas on his final road trip.

Austin Reaves scored 12 points and had eight assists for Los Angeles, which led by as many as 11 points in the third quarter before collapsing in the final 16 minutes of the game.

Clippers 109, Heat 98

Norman Powell scored 29 points while James Harden and Ivica Zubac posted double-doubles as Los Angeles overcame an early 13-point deficit to beat Miami in Inglewood, Calif., in LA’s first game since last Wednesday because of the wildfires.

Harden scored 26 points with 11 assists and hit 6 of 10 3-point attempts, and Zubac threw down seven dunks en route to 21 points and 20 rebounds for the Clippers, whose home game against the Charlotte Hornets scheduled for last Saturday was postponed.

The Heat, whose three-game winning streak (all away) came to an end, got 32 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists from Tyler Herro and 19 points and 13 boards from Kel’el Ware.

Timberwolves 120, Wizards 106

Anthony Edwards took control in the fourth quarter, scoring 20 of his game-high 41 points, and Minnesota handed host Washington its seventh straight loss.

Minnesota was in a back-and-forth contest most of the way with Washington, which was playing its second game in a back-to-back set. The Wizards dropped a total of 74 points in their last two games, but were competitive with the Timberwolves until a crucial final stretch.

With Minnesota leading 88-86, Edwards hit a three-pointer with 8:42 left. But Washington’s Carlton Carrington answered with one of his own 18 seconds later. However, the Wizards again failed to score for 2:26 as Minnesota went on a decisive 11-0 run.

Raptors 104, Warriors 101

Toronto overcame a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter, scored the final six points of the game and ended a five-game losing streak with a win over visiting Golden State.

After Kyle Anderson’s 3-pointer gave the Warriors a 101-98 lead with 2:34 left, the Raptors scored on a putback layup by Chris Boucher and two baskets by Ochai Agbaji.

Golden State’s Andrew Wiggins and Buddy Hield both missed 3-point attempts in the final 30 seconds, dropping the Warriors to 1-4 in their last five.

Pistons 124, Knicks 119

Malik Beasley sank two 3-pointers in the final minute to clinch the game for visiting Detroit, who held off a fourth-quarter surge from New York.

Cade Cunningham scored 29 of his game-high 36 points for the Pistons, who won for the 10th time in 12 games. Beasley finished the game with 22 points off the bench while going 6-for-8 from 3-point range.

Jalen Brunson (31 points, 11 assists), Karl-Anthony Towns (26 points, 12 rebounds) and Josh Hart (12 points, 14 rebounds) all posted double-doubles for the Knicks, who lost for the fifth time in seven games. Mikal Bridges finished with 27 points.

Rockets 120, Grizzlies 118

Jalen Green matched his career high with 42 points and Houston rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit of 13 to beat visiting Memphis.

The Rockets trailed 100-87 with 9:55 to play and stormed back. Houston secured a 107-105 lead with a 3-pointer from Fred VanVleet with 4:33 left, a decisive finish. There were seven lead changes and two ties in the fourth quarter. With 33.8 seconds left, Green took the lead for Houston with a layup.

Houston made 16 of 31 from behind the arc and shot 50.6 percent overall. Ja Morant paced the Grizzlies with 29 points but committed seven turnovers. Memphis shot 52.9 percent.

–Field level media

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