NBA-Highlights from Saturday's NBA games

Nov 12 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Saturday: LA Lakers 126, Pelicans 99 Jordan Clarkson scored 23 points, D'Angelo Russell had 22 and Lou Williams added 21 points to power the Los Angeles Lakers to a 126-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans, who fell to 1-9, averted an even worse fate when Anthony Davis returned to the court in the third quarter after appearing to have suffered a lower-back injury. Davis had scored 13 consecutive points to keep the Pelicans within striking distance, and his floating layup with 8:13 left in the third quarter cut the Lakers' lead to 63-62. But at the end of the play, Davis landed awkwardly, and he crumpled to the court holding his lower right back. Davis went immediately to the locker room, and while he was off the court, the Lakers outscored the Pelicans 16-4 to take a 79-64 lead. Davis came back six minutes later, but his game-high 34 points were not enough. Celtics 105, Pacers 99 Isaiah Thomas scored 12 of his 23 points during the final 4:19 as the Boston Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers. Kelly Olynyk added 16 points, helping the Celtics hand the Paul George-less Pacers their first home defeat. George suffered a sprained left ankle in Friday's overtime loss at Philadelphia and could not play. Jeff Teague led Indiana with 20 points. Hawks, 117, 76ers 96 Guard Tim Hardaway Jr. sparked Atlanta's productive bench with a game-high 20 points and helped the Hawks roll to a 117-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The reserves scored 20 of their combined 54 points in the second quarter, seven of those from Hardaway, to help the Hawks change the direction of the game and post their fourth successive win. Hardaway even shook off an injury. He went to the locker room with a right hip contusion with four minutes left in the third quarter but returned midway in the fourth quarter to hit two three-pointers and help the Hawks hold off the Sixers. Raptors 118, NY Knicks 107 DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and added seven rebounds and four assists as the Toronto Raptors defeated the New York Knicks. DeRozan made a three-point play on a layup and a free throw with fewer than 30 seconds left in the game to give Toronto a seven-point lead. Norman Powell scored 19 points and Kyle Lowry added 16 points for the Raptors. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 31 points while Derrick Rose and Kristaps Porzingis each had 21 points. Bulls 106, Wizards 95 Jimmy Butler scored 37 points, grabbed eight rebounds and distributed nine assists to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 106-95 win over the Washington Wizards. Forward Nikola Mirotic finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds to help the Bulls erase a 12-point deficit in the first half. Guard Dwyane Wade added 14 points. Forward Markieff Morris led the Wizards with 24 points and 15 rebounds. Center Marcin Gortat also registered a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Jazz 102, Heat 91 Gordon Hayward scored 25 points as the Utah Jazz completed a successful Eastern Conference road swing with a 102-91 victory over the Miami Heat. The Jazz never trailed after Rodney Hood's jumper gave Utah a 29-28 lead 1:52 into the second quarter. Hood finished with 17 points. Hayward shot 10 of 20 from the field and finished with nine rebounds as the Jazz ended 4-1 on their road trip. LA Clippers 119, Timberwolves 105 Blake Griffin scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and J.J. Redick added 18 points as six players scored in double figures for the Los Angeles Clippers in a 119-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Luc Mbah a Moute chipped in a season-high 15 points for Los Angeles, who extended their NBA-best record to 9-1. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points for Minnesota (2-6). Spurs 106, Rockets 100 Kawhi Leonard and Manu Ginobili delivered timely scoring bursts that enabled the San Antonio Spurs to carve out a 106-100 victory over the Houston Rockets. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge posted a double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds) while guard Tony Parker added 16 points and center Pau Gasol 15. Ginobili finished with 12 points, eight during one crucial stretch after the Rockets sliced a 15-point deficit to 69-63 on the stretch of four consecutive three-pointers. Ginobili responded with two threes and a reverse layup for an 82-70 lead entering the fourth. James Harden paced the Rockets with a second consecutive triple-double (25 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists). Bucks 106, Grizzlies 96 Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and Jabari Parker added 15 as Milwaukee snapped a two-game losing streak with victory over Memphis. Antetokounmpo added six rebounds, five assists, four steals and four blocked shots while hitting 9 of 13 shots from the field. The Bucks got a big boost off their bench from Michael Beasley, who hit 6-of-8 shots from the floor to finish with a season-high 19 points. Malcom Brogdon also added 12, including two three-pointers. Pistons 106, Nuggets 95 Tobias Harris scored 19 points and Andre Drummond had 14 and 12 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons beat the Nuggets 106-95 for their first win in Denver in seven years. Marcus Morris scored 17 points and Jon Leuer had 14 and 10 rebounds for Detroit, who won on the road for the first time this season and snapped a seven-game losing streak in Denver. Emmanuel Mudiay led Denver with 19 points and Danilo Gallinari had 18. Nets 122, Suns 104 Brooklyn forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored 20 points and tied a career high with 13 rebounds for his first career double-double in the victory over Phoenix. Trevor Booker, Sean Kilpatrick and Joe Harris all scored 19 points for the Nets. T.J. Warren led the Suns with 18 points, while Jared Dudley came off the bench to score 17 points, including four three-pointers.