LeBron James led the way as the Los Angeles Lakers extended its winning streak by outlasting the San Antonio Spurs, while Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors were too good for Jimmy Butler's Philadelphia 76ers.
James scored 19 of his 42 points in the final quarter of the Lakers' 121-113 victory over the Spurs in NBA action on Wednesday.
The four-time MVP also had six assists and five rebounds as the Lakers celebrated its fourth successive win.
Butler's 38 points were not enough for the 76ers, who was outclassed by the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors 113-102 in Toronto.
Butler had his best game as a 76er since arriving from the Minnesota Timberwolves on 15-of-27 shooting, while JJ Redick chipped in 25 points.
Leonard led the way for Toronto, scoring 36 points that were accompanied by nine rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas had a surprising offensive performance as he poured in 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting.
Curry inspires Warriors, George ignites Thunder
Stephen Curry scored 42 points and hit nine three-pointers in the Golden State Warriors' 129-105 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Paul George scored a franchise-record 25 fourth-quarter points for the Oklahoma City Thunder in its 114-112 comeback win against the Brooklyn Nets. George scored 47 points total on 15-of-27 shooting and grabbed 15 boards as well.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 35 points and made four of his five three-point attempts in the Timberwolves' 121-104 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
Julius Randle had 27 points and 18 rebounds in the New Orleans Pelicans' 132-106 win against the Dallas Mavericks.
Embiid struggles on the road
Joel Embiid recorded a double-double in the 76ers' loss to the Raptors, but only scored 10 points on five-of-17 shooting, which made for an underwhelming night in huge game.
Maxi Kleber scored five points on two-of-12 shooting in the Mavericks' defeat.
Giannis dunks on Griffin
The Milwaukee Bucks improved to 4-0 in its division by beating the Detroit Pistons, and Giannis Antetokounmpo put Blake Griffin on a poster along the way.
Wednesday's results
Golden State Warriors 129-105 Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets 124-118 Orlando Magic
Washington Wizards 131-117 Atlanta Hawks
Oklahoma City Thunder 114-112 Brooklyn Nets
Memphis Grizzlies 96-86 Los Angeles Clippers
Milwaukee Bucks 115-92 Detroit Pistons
Minnesota Timberwolves 121-104 Charlotte Hornets
New Orleans Pelicans 132-106 Dallas Mavericks
Toronto Raptors 113-102 Philadelphia 76ers
Los Angeles Lakers 121-113 San Antonio Spurs
Rockets at Jazz
Houston has lost three of its last five games, and the Rockets has been struggling with its depth. Fortunately for the Rockets, it expects to get Brandon Knight back soon to help its backcourt woes. Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz is coming off its most dominant win of the year after defeating San Antonio on Tuesday. James Harden and Chris Paul should have an interesting battle with Ricky Rubio and Donovan Mitchell, but it is not all about the guards. Clint Capela and Rudy Gobert will each be trying to assert their dominance in the paint, so it should make for some fun basketball.
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