NBA roundup: LeBron, Lakers hammer Heat

James, who won four Eastern Conference titles and two NBA championships in
four years with Miami, made 19 of 31 shots from the floor, including 6 of 8
3-point attempts. He added eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one
block while making 7 of 10 free throws. He set the record for most points
scored by a Lakers player against Miami.

In addition, the Lakers were plus-20 during James' 38 minutes on the court.
James had 19 points in the first quarter, 28 points at halftime and 42 through
three quarters.

Wayne Ellington led Miami with 19 points, and Josh Richardson and Tyler
Johnson added 17 points each. However, Richardson was upset with the
officiating and was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter after throwing
one of his sneakers into the crowd. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, in support of
Richardson, also got hit with a technical foul.

Spurs 104, Warriors 92

LaMarcus Aldridge poured in 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and DeMar
DeRozan added 20 points, including five in the final three minutes, as San
Antonio Spurs defeated visiting Golden State.

San Antonio led just 91-90 after a 3-pointer by Klay Thompson with 3:38 to
play before the Spurs forged a 6-0 run off a basket by DeRozan, a baseline
jumper from Aldridge -- who followed with a huge blocked shot on the other end
-- and two free throws from DeRozan that all but finished off the defending
NBA champs.

Rudy Gay added 19 points, 15 of them in the first half, for the Spurs, who
snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in seven
outings. Marco Belinelli and Bryn Forbes scored 12 and 10 points,
respectively, for San Antonio. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 26 points
while Thompson added 25 and Quinn Cook tallied 16 for Golden State.

Grizzlies 100, Timberwolves 87

Marc Gasol scored 26 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and made four 3-point shots
to lead Memphis to a road win against Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Mike Conley added 18 points and eight assists for the Grizzlies, who have won
five of six. The Timberwolves had won three straight since trading Jimmy
Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Reserve guard Derrick Rose kept the Timberwolves in the game, scoring 18. Rose
was 6 of 11 from the field, including 2-for-4 from long range. Newly acquired
Dario Saric also gave Minnesota a lift off the bench, scoring 14 points.

Trail Blazers 119, Wizards 109

Damian Lillard scored 40 points and CJ McCollum added 25 as visiting Portland
held on to defeat Washington.

Portland led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter as Lillard poured in
19 of his points in the quarter, but the Wizards went on a 10-2 run to pull
within 91-70 to start the fourth. The Trail Blazers pushed the lead to 25 on a
Nik Stauskas 3-pointer early in the fourth.

Washington's reserves closed strong against the Portland starters, and the
Trail Blazers' lead shrank to as few as eight points in the final minute after
Kelly Oubre's three-point play. John Wall topped Washington with 24 points.

Magic 131, Knicks 117

Orlando rolled to its third consecutive victory, never trailing visiting New
York. Six players scored in double figures for the Magic, led by Aaron Gordon
with a season-high 31 points.

Orlando saw its 18-point, first-quarter lead shrink to just one at halftime,
but the Magic scored the first six points of the third and were able to hang
on for the remainder of the game.

Nikola Vucevic narrowly missed out on a triple-double, finishing with 28
points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Evan Fournier added 19 points. Tim
Hardaway Jr. scored 32 points and Trey Burke added 31 for the Knicks, who have
lost five straight.

--Field Level Media