Damian Lillard scores 41 in Portland’s overtime victory
Damian Lillard had 41 points and 11 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 116-109 overtime victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
Wall hit a three-pointer with 15 seconds left in regulation to give Washington a 104-102 lead, but McCollum hit a pull-up jumper with 5.4 seconds to go to tie it 104-104.
Lillard hit a three-pointer that gave the Blazers a 111-106 led in the extra period.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and seven rebounds to help visiting San Antonio bounce back from a loss in Indiana on Monday.
Kawhi Leonard scored 15 points and the Spurs led by as many as 26 points in a game they played without Tim Duncan (rest), Tony Parker (toe injury), Manu Ginobili (rest) and coach Gregg Popovich (family matter).
Utah, which plays the Warriors in Oakland on Wednesday, fell two games behind Houston for the final playoff spot in the West.
DeMar DeRozan had 25 points, Kyle Lowry added 23 points and nine assists, and host Toronto rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit.
Julius Randle matched his career high with 23 points and had 11 rebounds in the Lakers’ first game since their jaw-dropping victory over the Warriors on Sunday.
Kenneth Faried had 24 points and 10 rebounds to help Denver gain its eighth straight win overNew York at the Pepsi Center.
Pelicans guard Eric Gordon underwent season-ending surgery to repair his fractured right ring finger. ...