INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have a three-game winning streak after handing LeBron James the most lopsided loss of his career. Bojan (BOY'-ahn) Bogdanovic scored 24 points and the Pacers tied an NBA franchise record by making 19 3-pointers in a 136-94 thrashing of the Los Angeles Lakers. Myles Turner had 22 points and Thaddeus Young finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to help the Pacers stay unbeaten since a four-game skid.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Toronto Raptors posted a 119-107 victory at Philadelphia despite Joel Embiid's (joh-EHL' ehm-BEEDZ') 37 points and 13 rebounds. Forward Kawhi (kah-WY') Leonard finished with 24 points and Kyle Lowry had 20 amid reports that Toronto had offered the guard in a trade. Embiid ripped off 12 points in a three-minute stretch to slice Toronto's lead to 108-101 with 6:59 left.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook posted his seventh straight triple-double by contributing 16 points, 16 assists and 15 boards in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 132-122 win against the Orlando Magic. It was Westbrook's 20th triple-double of the season and No. 124 for his career. Paul George scored 39 points in Oklahoma City's eighth victory in nine games.
UNDATED (AP) — Top-ranked Tennessee and No. 2 Duke extended their winning streaks on Tuesday. Admiral Schofield and Grant Williams scored 13 points each as No. 1 Tennessee defeated Missouri 72-60 to extend its school-record winning streak to 17 games. Cameron Reddish dropped in 24 points and Zion Williamson added 16 with a season-high 17 rebounds as the Blue Devils won their sixth in a row, ripping Boston College, 80-55.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State beat Kansas for the first time in their last nine meetings as Barry Brown scored 18 points to lead the Wildcats past the 13th-ranked Jayhawks, 74-67. Xavier Sneed added 14 points, including a crucial 3-pointer with a minute to go as Kansas State dropped the Jayhawks to 1-6 in true road games this season. Dedric Lawson led the Jayhawks with 18 points and nine rebounds for Kansas, but the league's leading scorer was just 6 of 15 from the floor.
