NBA roundup: Lakers overcome Doncic injury to battle past Sixers, Spurs also win

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/austin-reaves/xlCMu1nk/"]Austin Reaves[/a], again coming off the bench in his second game back from a 19-game injury absence, scored 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, drilling a pair of back-to-back three-pointers to give the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Lakers[/a] their first lead of the game early in the final frame.[/p][p][b]"Losing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doncic-luka/pQ4ZBK0o/"]Luka[/a], you know nothing's going to be easy after that because he does so much for us," [/b]said Reaves, who connected on 12 of 17 shots, including five three-pointers.[/p][p][b]"But we bonded together."[/b][/p][embed guid="093a4a79-b06d-4408-9501-ea9fda55d1f7" url="https://x.com/Lakers/status/2019648641653436694" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lebron/nuIVxFJk/"]LeBron James[/a] scored 17 points and handed out 10 assists for Los Angeles, who [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/los-angeles-lakers-ngegZ8bg/philadelphia-76ers-vwRW2QSh/?mid=KfQhTUBO"]halted the 76ers' five-game winning streak[/a].[/p][p]The Lakers withstood a 35-point performance from Sixers center [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/embiid-joel/G2hZm0nI/"]Joel Embiid[/a]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maxey-tyrese/r9DvnZeC/"]Tyrese Maxey[/a] added 26 points and 13 assists for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-76ers/vwRW2QSh/"]Philadelphia[/a].[/p][p][b]Doncic, who came into the contest leading the league in scoring with 33.4 points per game, exited late in the second quarter with what Lakers coach JJ Redick later confirmed was a sore left hamstring.[/b][/p][p]The Lakers were down by nine when Doncic departed, rubbing the back of his left thigh and grimacing in discomfort and clear frustration.[/p][p]With Doncic absent, the 76ers opened the third quarter on a 6-0 scoring run to push their lead to 14.[/p][p][b]"We didn't break,"[/b] Reaves said. [b]"We continue to play hard on every possession and good things happen."[/b][/p][embed guid="2d3cb570-2005-4d1e-b4e1-2538e16473ae" url="https://x.com/Lakers/status/2019645675244515675" social-type="twitter" /][p]The short-handed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-wizards/W6vGWPsn/"]Washington Wizards[/a] pulled off a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/detroit-pistons-UcjMRj6J/washington-wizards-W6vGWPsn/?mid=GpI1Vaye"]126-117 upset[/a] of the Eastern Conference-leading [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-pistons/UcjMRj6J/"]Detroit Pistons[/a].[/p][p]The struggling Wizards landed a big name at the NBA trade deadline this week in acquiring [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/davis-anthony/zTKzS6X9/"]Anthony Davis[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-mavericks/YouS3mEC/"]Dallas[/a].[/p][p][b]But with new arrivals yet to be available, the Wizards had just 10 players in uniform, and that proved enough as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/riley-will/nLnjAolS/"]Will Riley[/a] scored 20 points and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cooper-sharife/pIFRwtqL/"]Sharife Cooper[/a] added 18 to lead six Washington players to score in double figures.[/b][/p][p]The Wizards drilled 18 three-pointers as the Pistons, who had won five of their prior six games, made just eight.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cunningham-cade/0YleT8PG/"]Cade Cunningham[/a] led Detroit with 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robinson-duncan/vBYcPFk5/"]Duncan Robinson[/a] added 21 points for Detroit, who saw All-Star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duren-jalen/xva6ve5b/"]Jalen Duren[/a] depart early with a sore right knee.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/charlotte-hornets/xftMikUg/"]Charlotte[/a] rookie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/knueppel-kon/YDOmqcSE/"]Kon Knueppel[/a] scored 24 points to lead the Hornets to an eighth straight victory, 109-99 over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-rockets/Sr9PQALP/"]Rockets[/a] in Houston.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ball-lamelo/fskMOC1n/"]LaMelo Ball[/a] added 20 points for the Hornets, who took a 16-point lead into the fourth quarter and pushed the advantage to as many as 22.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/durant-kevin/pKXcd9rI/"]Kevin Durant[/a] scored 31 points for Houston, who slumped to another defeat one night after a lopsided loss to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-celtics/KYD9hVEm/"]Boston Celtics[/a].[/p][h2]Spurs top Mavs[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]San Antonio[/a] superstar [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wembanyama-victor/jFmM1MFl/"]Victor Wembanyama[/a] scored 29 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to propel the Spurs to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/dallas-mavericks-YouS3mEC/san-antonio-spurs-IwmkErSH/?mid=jFYyXCCa"]135-123 victory[/a] over the Mavericks in Dallas.[/p][p][b]Wembanyama added six assists, two steals and three blocked shots, connecting on nine of 14 shots, including five three-pointers.[/b][/p][embed guid="e569cef5-8d9f-41b1-bfef-cae8fc63bf83" url="https://x.com/spurs/status/2019630081346326958" social-type="twitter" /][p]Sensational Dallas rookie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/flagg-cooper/dInnahrB/"]Cooper Flagg[/a] scored 32 points for his fourth straight game of 30 or more. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marshall-naji/Whbrtudp/"]Naji Marshall[/a] also scored 32, but the Mavs never led in the second half.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/golden-state-warriors/SxUtXqch/"]Golden State[/a]'s Pat Spencer scored a career-high 20 points and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/santos-gui/zihfe3eC/"]Gui Santos[/a] chipped in 18 to help the short-handed Warriors rally from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit for a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/golden-state-warriors-SxUtXqch/phoenix-suns-M1Gy2pra/?mid=CUMpVjsC"]101-97 victory[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/phoenix-suns/M1Gy2pra/"]Suns[/a] in Phoenix.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brooks-dillon/WrpCfI6r/"]Dillon Brooks[/a] led the Suns with 24 points but missed a potential go-ahead basket in the waning seconds as the Warriors, with star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/curry-stephen/xx3787qL/"]Stephen Curry[/a] sidelined by a sore knee, escaped with the win.[/p]