Basketball

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball left Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second quarter with a left ankle injury. He did return and the Hornets lost 112-107.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges had 28 points, six assists and five rebounds, and the New York Knicks snapped the Memphis Grizzlies’ six-game winning streak with a resounding 143-106 win on Monday night.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 22 points, Donovan Mitchell added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a season-high, three-game losing streak with a 110-91 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors guard/forward Scottie Barnes was named the Eastern Conference player of the week by the NBA on Monday. Barnes averaged 22 points, 9.7 rebounds, six assists and 1.7 steals as the Raptors posted a 3-0 record last week.

PARIS (AP) — For all the glowing things said in Paris the past few days about San Antonio phenom Victor Wembanyama, Hall of Famer Tony Parker probably summed matters up more succinctly than anyone.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 on Sunday night.

Dearica Hamby still smiles at the memory of Kobe Bryant sitting courtside at WNBA games. She had met him years ago. He came to see her old team, the Las Vegas Aces, play all the time.

Los Angeles Clippers (25-19, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (23-21, eighth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Monday, 9:30 p.m.

Washington Wizards (6-38, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (24-22, ninth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington looks to break its 13-game skid with a victory over Dallas.