Rudy Gobert scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves secured a 109-80 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Minneapolis.

Julius Randle finished with 18 points for Minnesota, which earned its second straight victory. Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Walker each scored 15 points off the bench, and backup Donte DiVincenzo had 11 points and nine assists.

D’Angelo Russell scored 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting to lead Los Angeles. Anthony Davis had 12 points and 11 rebounds and LeBron James added 10 points on a difficult night in which he shot 4 of 16 from the field.

The Lakers seemed to run out of energy in their second game in as many nights. They were outscored 30-16 in the fourth quarter and 53-36 in the second half.

Falcons 124, Pelicans 112

De’Andre Hunter celebrated his 27th birthday by scoring 22 points to lead Atlanta past visiting New Orleans and extend the Hawks’ season-best winning streak to four games.

Hunter shot 8 of 14 from the field and made 4 of 7 3-point attempts to help the Hawks reach the .500 mark for the first time since Oct. 28. Atlanta’s Jalen Johnson added 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

New Orleans got 29 points from CJ McCollum and Yves Missi added 23 points and 12 rebounds. The Pelicans played without Zion Williamson (hamstring), Brandon Ingram (leg), Jose Alvarado (hamstring), Herbert Jones (shoulder) and Jordan Hawkins (back).

Celtics 108, Heat 89

Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Boston defeated Miami to extend its home winning streak to five games.

Payton Pritchard added 25 points and hit five 3-pointers for the Celtics, who got 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds from Derrick White and 18 points and 11 boards from Jayson Tatum.

Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr. each scored 19 points for the Heat, who were without Jimmy Butler (knee). Miami suffered its second defeat in two days.

Bulls 128, Nets 102

Josh Giddey collected 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead host Chicago to a victory over Brooklyn.

The triple-double was Giddey’s first of the season. Giddey has 12 triple-doubles in his career. Nikola Vucevic scored 10 rebounds and 21 points, helping the Bulls to a team-high 21 points that ended a two-game losing streak.

The Nets again disappointed offensively, as their starting lineup failed to produce a 20-point scorer for the second time in three games. Dennis Schroder led the Nets’ starters with 16 points, while Dariq Whitehead led the team with 18 points off the bench.

–Field level media