CHICAGO (AP) — Damian Lillard hit a fadeaway 3-pointer as time expired to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 123-122 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Lillard finished with 44 points on eight 3-pointers. Enes Kanter had 22 points and 11 rebounds for Portland, which is 5-3 on the road. Gary Trent Jr. finished with 18 points. Lauri Markkanen scored 31 points and Zach LaVine had 26 for the Bulls.
In other NBA action:
— The Los Angeles Lakers were able to hold off the Boston Celtics in the first meeting of the season between the longtime rivals. Anthony Davis and LeBron James carried the Lakers to a 96-95 victory at Boston. Davis had 27 points and 14 rebounds in his return to the lineup, while James chipped in 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. James broke an 85-all tie with a 3-pointer with 5:25 to play, and the Lakers later took a seven-point lead before ending a two-game losing streak. Daniel Theis (tys) missed a follow-up shot at the buzzer, sending the Celtics to their fifth loss in seven games.
— LaMelo Ball poured in a career-high 27 points to go along with nine assists and four steals as the Hornets handed the Bucks their second loss in two nights, 126-114. Gordon Hayward added 27 points, Malik Monk had 18 and Cody Zeller chipped in with a career-best 15 rebounds to help the Hornets beat the Pacers and Bucks on back-to-back nights.
— The Suns rallied for a 111-105 decision over the Mavericks behind Chris Paul’s 27 points and 12 assists. Deandre Ayton had 18 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and helped Phoenix erase a 15-point, second-half deficit.
— Stephen Curry shot 6-for-8 from 3-point range while delivering 28 points in the Warriors’ 118-91 throttling of the Pistons. Kelly Oubre (OO’-bray) Jr. added 18 points and No. 2 draft pick James Wiseman came off the bench for the fourth straight game, contributing 11 points and nine boards.
— The Grizzlies nailed down their sixth win in a row as Ja (jah) Morant had 19 points and 11 assists to lead a 129-112 victory over the Spurs. De’Anthony Melton had 20 points for Memphis, which shot 56% and had seven players score in double figures.
— Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 30 points and the Heat stopped their six-game skid by getting past the Kings, 105-104. Butler also provided the go-ahead layup with 42.1 seconds left after missing Miami’s 10 previous games because of the NBA’s virus-related protocols.
— Christian Wood dropped in 27 points and the Rockets extended their winning streak to five games with a 126-112 victory over the Pelicans. Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE’-poh) scored 20 points and John Wall added 15 for Houston, which shot 48.9% for the game and led by 18 at halftime.
— Damian Lillard hit a fadeaway 3-pointer as time expired to give the Trail Blazers a 123-122 victory over the Bulls. Lillard finished with 44 points on eight 3-pointers and helped Portland wipe out a five-point deficit in the final 1 1 1/2 seconds.
