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Luka Doncic paired 19 points with 15 rebounds and 12 assists against his former team, three weeks after a blockbuster trade, and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a 107-99 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.LeBron James scored 27 points and secured 12 rebounds, Austin Reaves added 20 points and Rui Hachimura had 15 as the Lakers improved to 3-2 with Doncic on the court. Los Angeles won its third consecutive game and improved to 13-3 since Jan. 21.Doncic delivered his first triple-double with the Lakers, his fourth of the season and the 81st of his career to only heighten the sentiment of an unpopular trade in Dallas.Kyrie Irving scored 35 points and Klay Thompson added 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter for the Mavericks, who dropped to 5-6 since Jan. 31. Max Christie, who was part of the package from the Lakers for Doncic, added 10 points in his ninth game with Dallas.

Grizzlies 151, Suns 148

Jaylen Wells scored seven points in overtime as Memphis held off visiting Phoenix.Ja Morant shook off a rough shooting night to finish with 29 points and eight assists to lead the Grizzlies. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 28 before fouling out in the fourth quarter and Desmond Bane scored 25 with nine assists.Five Suns, led by Devin Booker, had 20 or more points. Booker finished with 28 and 10 assists and Kevin Durant contributed 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Bradley Beal had his first double-double of the season with 24 points and 11 assists. Bol Bol scored 23 and grabbed eight boards and Grayson Allen scored 15 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.

Celtics 111, Raptors 101Jaylen Brown scored eight of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and visiting Boston defeated Toronto.Jayson Tatum added 19 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, who have won six in a row. Derrick White contributed 22 points, five assists and three steals, reserve Payton Pritchard scored 20 points and Sam Hauser scored 10.RJ Barrett scored 22 points to lead the Raptors, who have lost seven of nine. Scottie Barnes added 21 points, Gradey Dick scored 12 and Immanuel Quickley had 10.

Cavaliers 122, Magic 82

With Ty Jerome scoring 20 points off the bench, Cleveland cruised to its eighth straight win and its 12th victory in 13 games.

Evan Mobley added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers, who never trailed in Orlando.

Paolo Banchero had 26 points to pace the Magic, who saw Cole Anthony leave in the third quarter with a hyperextended left knee.

The Cavs built a 34-16 lead by the end of the first quarter, then outscored Orlando 65-39 in the second half to pick up the win.

Rockets 100, Bucks 97

Jalen Green logged 25 points, including two free throws with 8.1 seconds left, and Houston escaped with the home win over Milwaukee.

Damian Lillard missed two free throws with 3.7 seconds to go and then an ensuing 3-point attempt as Milwaukee's four-game winning streak game to a close.

Alperen Sengun had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Houston, which won for the fourth time in six games, and Dillon Brooks had 16 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 27 points, 10 boards and six assists for the Bucks, and Lillard added 22 points.

Pelicans 109, Spurs 103Trey Murphy III scored 24 points and host New Orleans overcame a double-digit deficit to beat San Antonio for the second consecutive game.Zion Williamson had 18 points, CJ McCollum added 13, and Jordan Hawkins finished with 12 off the bench. Yves Missi had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Pelicans, who overcame a 19-point deficit two nights after they rallied back from a 17-point hole to beat the Spurs 114-96.Devin Vassell paced San Antonio with 20 points, Harrison Barnes and De'Aaron Fox each had 15, and Chris Paul recorded 12 points and 10 assists.

Warriors 128, Hornets 92Buddy Hield scored 16 points to lead seven Golden State players in double figures as the Warriors ran their winning streak to four games with a romp over Charlotte in San Francisco.Stephen Curry and Draymond Green had 15 points apiece for Golden State, while Gary Payton II added 14. With Moses Moody (13 points), Kevin Knox II (12) and Brandin Podziemski (10) also scoring in double figures, Golden State, in recording the franchise's 3,000th win, ran up its largest margin of victory since beating Utah by 41 points in October.KJ Simpson matched Hield's game-high point total with 16 to pace the Hornets, who rested LaMelo Ball on the second night of a back-to-back. Seth Curry finished with 14 points for Charlotte, which suffered its fourth straight defeat. The last three losses have come by an average of over 43 points.

--Field Level Media