NBA: Dončić Posts 42 Points to Lead Lakers Past Cavaliers in Action-Packed Night with Magic, Pistons, and Rockets Victories

An eventful NBA night saw the Orlando Magic defeat the Phoenix Suns (115-111), the Los Angeles Lakers dominate the Cleveland Cavaliers (127-113) behind Luka Dončić's 42 points, and solid performances from the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets, who beat the Toronto Raptors (127-116) and New York Knicks (111-94), respectively. The Portland Trail Blazers also secured an important win over the Los Angeles Clippers (114-104), while the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks rounded out the evening with decisive victories against the Brooklyn Nets and Dallas Mavericks.

Phoenix Suns 111 – 115 Orlando Magic
Suns (42-35) Magic (41-35)
Devin Booker (34 pts, 3 reb, 7 ast)
Paolo Banchero (19 pts, 9 reb, 8 ast)

Charlotte Hornets 117 – 86 Brooklyn Nets
Hornets (41-36) Nets (18-59)
LaMelo Ball (14 pts, 7 reb, 9 ast)
Nolan Traore (10 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast)

Dallas Mavericks 99 – 123 Milwaukee Bucks
Mavericks (24-53) Bucks (31-45)
Cooper Flagg (19 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast)
Ryan Rollins (24 pts, 7 reb, 9 ast)

Toronto Raptors 116 – 127 Detroit Pistons
Raptors (42-34) Pistons (56-21)
RJ Barrett (24 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast)
Jalen Duren (31 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast)

New York Knicks 94 – 111 Houston Rockets
Knicks (48-29) Rockets (47-29)
Karl-Anthony Towns (22 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast)
Kevin Durant (27 pts, 6 reb, 8 ast)

Cleveland Cavaliers 113 – 127 Los Angeles Lakers
Cavaliers (47-30) Lakers (51-26)
Jarrett Allen (18 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast)
Luka Dončić (42 pts, 5 reb, 12 ast)

Portland Trail Blazers 114 – 104 Los Angeles Clippers
Trail Blazers (40-38) Clippers (39-38)
Deni Avdija (28 pts, 11 reb, 8 ast)
Kawhi Leonard (23 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast)