LeBron James recorded his sixth triple-double of the season to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-101.
James scored 16 points and added 11 assists and 10 rebounds as the Lakers snapped a three-game losing streak.
Seven players from the visiting Lakers scored in double figures, including Dalton Knecht with 20 points and Anthony Davis with 19.
French sensation Victor Wembanyama scored 20 points for the Spurs but could not stop his team’s four-game winning streak coming to an end.
The Eastern Conference leaders Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their first home loss of the season and only their second loss of the season when they were defeated by the Atlanta Hawks 135-124.
Trae Young had 20 points and a career-high 22 assists for the Hawks, while teammate De’Andre Hunter had 26 points.
“They’re a really good team that’s been playing well all year, and I feel like we’ve been a little inconsistent, but the times we’ve played well, we’ve played really well,” Young said.
James Harden scored 43 points for the Los Angeles Clippers in a 121-96 win over the Washington Wizards.
It was Harden’s most points since March 2021 and came against a Wizards team that had lost 13 straight games.
The Golden State Warriors were without the injured Stephen Curry and fell to a 105-101 home loss against the Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points for the Thunder as the Warriors suffered their third straight loss.
In Salt Lake City, Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help the Denver Nuggets to a 122-103 victory against the Utah Jazz.
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