Overview
- Luka Dončić totaled 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds with five steals and one turnover as the Lakers rallied past the Jazz 143-135 in Salt Lake City.
- LeBron James added 28 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and Los Angeles moved to 19-7 with the team’s first 40-point triple-double since Magic Johnson in 1981.
- Two nights after winning the NBA Cup, the short-handed Knicks edged the Pacers 114-113 on Jalen Brunson’s go-ahead 3, as Tyler Kolek delivered a career-best 16 points and 11 assists off the bench.
- Dallas outlasted East-leading Detroit 116-114 in overtime as 18-year-old Cooper Flagg led the Mavericks with 23 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, a steal and three blocks.
- Availability remained pivotal, with Cleveland listing Evan Mobley out against the Bulls and Miami’s Terry Rozier still suspended in the ongoing gambling investigation.