The Los Angeles Lakers brought up their seventh-straight NBA victory by beating the undermanned Los Angeles Clippers 113-95 on Saturday.
Pau Gasol scored 23 points and five teammates finished in double figures for the Lakers, who moved back into a tie with Phoenix for the Western Conference lead.
The winnings streak matches the Lakers' longest this season to be their best since they won 11 straight late in 2003-2004.
The Lakers have also won six-straight road games -- their longest such streak in five years.
76ers 101, Heat 96, OT
In Miami, Philadelphia scored the final 10 points in overtime to send Miami to their 11th-straight loss.
Andre Iguodala scored 24 points and converted a key late three-point play for the Sixers, who fell behind early in the extra period.
Nets 102, Pacers 91
In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Richard Jefferson equaled his season high with 36 points to lead New Jersey over Indiana.
Vince Carter added 24 for the Nets, who are 2-1 since trading Jason Kidd to Dallas in a multiplayer deal on Tuesday.
Wizards 110, Bobcats 95
In Washington, the home side broke through for only their second win from 12 games by downing Charlotte.
Bucks 115, Nuggets 109
In Milwaukee, the home side rallied from 23 points down to beat Denver.
Michael Redd scored a season-high 42 points, including five free throws in the final 1:13, for the Bucks.
Spurs 98, Hornets 89
In San Antonio, the home side won their fifth straight by downing New Orleans, moving into a tie with the Hornets atop the Southwest Division.
Jazz 100, Hawks 94
In Salt Lake City, Utah brought up their 14th-straight home win by downing Atlanta.
BUMRAH WATCH: Captain Jasprit Bumrah left the SCG for scans for back spasms and although he returned to the ground, there was no word on if he would play Rishabh Pant’s blistering counterattack yesterday capped a chaotic second day of the fifth and final Test between Australia and India, with 15 wickets falling and the star bowler of the series leaving the Sydney Cricket Ground with an ambulance escort. Yet the Border-Gavaskar trophy still remains very much in the balance as India reached 141-6, holding a 145-run lead over Australia with three days remaining. “Low-scoring games like this, it just heightens the pressure within it, so long way still to go,” Australia coach Andrew McDonald said. “There’s gonna be plenty of cricket, so we’ll see what happens.” Australia were bowled out for
Elena Rybakina’s Kazakhstan yesterday dumped defending champions Germany out of the United Cup with world No. 2 Alexander Zverev sidelined by an arm injury barely a week away from the Australian Open. The upset in Perth sent the Kazakhs into the semi-finals of the 18-nation tournament. In Sydney, women’s world No. 2 Iga Swiatek led Poland into the last eight by winning a rematch of her 2023 French Open final against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic. Britain also progressed to the quarter-finals with Katie Boulter’s dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory over Australia’s Olivia Gadecki enough to guarantee they won their group. The US and
HAT-TRICK PREP: World No. 1 Sabalenka clinched her first win of the season, as she aims to become the first woman in 20 years to win three Australian Opens in succession Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini and Taylor Fritz yesterday all clocked impressive wins as tennis powerhouses Italy and the US surged into the quarter-finals of the mixed-team United Cup. World No. 3 Gauff swept past Croatia’s Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-2 to avenge a loss at the Paris Olympics, while Fritz took care of Borna Coric 6-3, 6-2 in searing Perth heat. That was enough to put the Americans — last year’s winners — into a last-eight clash with China today, while Elena Rybakina’s Kazakhstan today are to meet defending champions Germany, led by Alexander Zverev, in the other Perth quarter-final. In Sydney, the in-form
Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek yesterday beat Elena Rybakina in straight sets to take Poland into the final of the mixed-teams United Cup with victory over Kazakhstan. Last year’s runners-up face the US today for the title in Sydney after they beat the Czech Republic in the other semi-final. “This win makes me really proud,” Swiatek said after seeing off Rybakina 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to give Poland an unassailable 2-0 lead in the tie. It was a statement of intent from the world number two with the first major of the year to start on Jan. 12. “It is perfect preparation for the
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