Suns 113, Jazz 112

Phoenix: Deandre Ayton scored a season-high 29 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, Devin Booker added 27 points and Phoenix held on for a hard-fought win over Utah.

The Jazz led 81-78 after three quarters, but the Suns pushed ahead 99-93 by midway through the fourth. The game remained tight through the final minutes, but Phoenix never lost the lead. On top of Ayton’s scoring and rebounding, he also had a crucial steal in the final minutes that helped thwart a final Jazz rally.

Utah was led by Jordan Clarkson’s 22 points. Collin Sexton added 20 points while Lauri Markkanen had 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Utah was one of the NBA’S surprise teams in the first few weeks of the season, starting with a 10-3 record. The Jazz are just 3-7 since that point. The Suns have an 11-1 record at home this season and have won four straight games.

Lakers 143, Spurs 138

San Antonio: Lebron James had a season-high 39 points along with 11 rebounds and Los Angeles escaped with a win over San Antonio.

San Antonio has lost eight straight, tied for the fourth-longest skid in franchise history. While James was playing in his second game following a five-game absence, Los Angeles center Anthony Davis sat out with a bruised left calf he sustained in Friday’s victory over San Antonio.

Keldon Johnson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead San Antonio.

Tre Jones added 23 points and 13 assists and Devin Vassell had 19 points. After trailing the entirety of Friday’s loss, San Antonio scored the game’s first points on a short jumper by Jakob Poeltl.

Rockets 118, Thunder 105

Houston: Jalen Green had 28 points and a career-high nine assists, Alperen Sengun added 21 points, a career-best 18 rebounds and seven assists, and Houston beat Oklahoma City.

Rookie Jabari Smith Jr. had his third double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since beating Portland last March 25-26.

Shai Gilgeous-alexander scored 32 points for the Thunder. Gilgeous-alexander scored 13 of the Thunder’s first 22 points of the game and has scored 30 or more in four straight games.

Raptors 105, Mavs 100

Toronto: O.G. Anunoby scored

12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Fred Vanvleet also had 26, and Toronto beat Dallas, snapping a four-game losing streak against the Mavericks.

Chris Boucher scored a season-high 22 points and had 13 rebounds as the Raptors improved to 7-2 at home. Luka Doncic scored 24 points and Dorian Finney-smith had 16 as the Mavericks lost their third straight. Dallas is 1-6 on the road.

Doncic, the NBA’S leading scorer, shot 8 for 15, making two of four from long distance.

He had nine assists and seven rebounds.