LeBron James Scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook had a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers stopped a four-game slide, beating the Orlando Magic 129-110 on Tuesday night.

James also had seven Rebounds and five assists in 31 minutes. The four-time NBA MVP had scored at least 30 points in each of his last seven games.

‘It was a good win for us,’ James said. ‘They´re playing extremely well. They won eight of their last nine and they beat Boston twice.’

Thomas Bryant added 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who shot 54.4% from the field. Westbrook finished with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in a reserve role.

‘I’m a hooper,’ Westbrook said. ‘I can do anything, anytime, anywhere. I’ll continue to do whatever is asked of me until further notice.’

It was Westbrook’s fourth triple-double off the bench and No. 197 overall.

‘An NBA lineup has to have balance,’ Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. ‘It´s not so much: Can he start? Or are his starting days over? It´s not about that. It´s about him being able to bring a counter punch, a new extra wave off the bench. … I know it´s been hard at times, but kudos to him for doing everything that was asked of him in that role.’

Markelle Fultz led Orlando with 16 points. Franz Wagner and Wendell Carter Jr. each had 15, but the Magic played from behind almost all night.

‘I feel like we weren’t playing basketball at the end of the day, we were just out there,’ Fultz said. ‘I don’t know exactly what it was, but we didn’t really have a sense of our pop, our energy or our togetherness, and that’s something we pride ourselves on.’

Magic rookie Paolo Banchero finished with four points and five fouls while spending most of his 22 minutes guarding James.

Lonnie Walker IV scored eight points during a 10-1 run late in the first half that lifted the Lakers to a 16-point lead. After missing their first five shots, the Lakers shot 24 for 40 (60%) for the remainder of the first half and led 65-55 at the break.

After Banchero and Mo Wagner got into foul trouble early in the fourth quarter, James scored 10 points – all inside – to help Los Angeles maintain its double-digit lead.

‘It was a huge stretch, not having Paolo on the floor’ Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. ‘You have to give the Lakers a ton of credit. They came out and they hit us early. They put the pressure on, they attacked in transition. Credit to them, but we have to be better next game.’

SUNS 125, GRIZZLIES 108

Duane Washington Jr. scored a career-high 26 points, powering Phoenix to the road win.

Washington, a two-way guard in his second year out of Ohio State, went 5 for 9 from 3-point range and 10 of 21 from the field overall.

Eight Suns scored in double figures, helping the team stop a three-game slide. Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Chris Paul finished with 14 points and six assists.

Ja Morant led Memphis with 34 points. Desmond Bane was the only other Memphis player in double figures with 14 before Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins cleared his bench midway through the fourth quarter.

WIZARDS 116, 76ERS 111

Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 points, and Washington stopped Philadelphia´s eight-game winning streak.

The Wizards withstood a 48-point effort by Joel Embiid and a 26-point, 13-assist performance by James Harden. The 76ers cut a 16-point deficit to one late in the game but couldn´t overtake Washington, which played the final 4:17 without star guard Bradley Beal.

Beal appeared to injure himself when he collided with Embiid and left the game immediately. It wasn´t clear what was wrong, but he seemed frustrated as he walked toward the tunnel.

Beal finished with 19 points.

CELTICS 126, ROCKETS 102

Jaylen Brown scored 14 of his 39 points in the third quarter, pouring it on after he was knocked to the parquet by a flagrant foul that sparked Boston to its third straight win.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum added 38 points and eight rebounds, and Robert Williams III grabbed 15 rebounds to go with his 11 points.

Jalen Green scored 28 and Kevin Porter Jr. had 22 points and nine assists for the Rockets, who snapped a five-game losing streak in Chicago on Monday.

Boston led 65-62 midway through the third quarter when Brown got the ball to the left of the basket and Porter came across the top of him with an emphatic shot block that sent the ball flying into Brown´s face. The Celtics All-Star went to the ground, and Porter apologetically came over to check on him.

The play was ruled a flagrant foul; Brown hit both free throws to make it 67-62. The Rockets never got closer than five points after that sequence.

Interim Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla missed the game because of eye irritation and was replaced on the bench by assistant Damon Stoudamire.

THUNDER 130, SPURS 114

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points, eight assists and six rebounds, leading the Thunder to the victory.

Oklahoma went 4-3 on a season-high, seven-game homestand.

Mike Muscala, pressed into extended action due to an early injury to starting forward Aleksej Pokusevski, scored 19 points. Tre Mann had 17 and rookie Jalen Williams added 15 points and nine rebounds.

Devin Vassell scored 20 points for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson had 19 despite battling low back tightness and added 19.

Official Jenna Schroeder issued two quick technical fouls and ejected San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich with 11:13 left in the second quarter, after Popovich yelled ‘Do your job!’ and other things at her. Assistant coach Brett Brown led the Spurs´ bench the rest of the game.

CLIPPERS 124, RAPTORS 113

Paul George scored 23 points, and the Clippers won for the seventh time in nine games.

Ivica Zubac had 23 points and 16 rebounds for Los Angeles, and Reggie Jackson scored 20 points.

Norman Powell scored 22 points and Kawhi Leonard had 15 as the two members of Toronto´s 2019 championship team returned to Canada for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leonard played in Toronto for the first time since Dec. 11, 2019, when he received his championship ring. Fans cheered when he was introduced before tipoff.

Pascal Siakam scored 36 points, topping 25 for the career-high fifth straight game, and Scottie Barnes had 17 points and 13 rebounds as the Raptors´ home losing streak reached four.

PACERS 129, HAWKS 114

Buddy Hield made six 3-pointers on his way to 28 points, leading Indiana to the win.

Hield hit 11 of 16 shots, including 6 of 7 from deep. He leads the NBA with 132 3s this season.

The Pacers led by 10 entering the fourth quarter and doubled that margin in about six minutes. Tyrese Haliburton had 23 points and seven assists. Myles Turner scored 18.

John Collins had 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who were without injured starters De´Andre Hunter and Clint Capela. Trae Young had 22 points and 10 assists.

NUGGETS 113, KINGS  

Michael Porter Jr. scored 30 points, Jamal Murray added 25 and the Denver Nuggets rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 113-106 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.

Porter and Murray sparked an 8-0 run in a span of 56 seconds late in the fourth quarter to turn a tie game into another win for the top team in the Western Conference.

Porter’s 3-pointer broke a 96-all tie with 3:14 to play and Murray followed with a desperation 3 just before the shot clock expired. Murray then added a breakaway layup to make it 104-96 with 2:14 to play and Denver hung on from there.

Nikola Jokic added 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds for the Nuggets, who have won eight of their last nine games.

De’Aaron Fox scored 26 points and Kevin Huerter added 11 for the Kings, who have lost three of four games to open a six-game homestand.

 WARRIORS 110, HORNETS 105

Klay Thompson had 29 points and Jonathan Kuminga delivered on both ends down the stretch, helping the Golden State Warriors top the Charlotte Hornets 110-105 on Tuesday night.

Thompson went 5 for 12 from 3-point range. He also had five rebounds and four assists.

Jordan Poole had 24 points and six assists for Golden State. Kevon Looney finished with 11 points and nine rebounds.

LaMelo Bell overcame 7-of-25 shooting — 2 for 11 from deep — to finish with 21 points and 10 rebounds.