Best of NBA: Lakers stun Warriors for Golden State's 6th loss

LOS ANGELES -- Jordan Clarkson scored 25 points, D'Angelo Russell added 21 and the Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Golden State Warriors 112-95 on Sunday, handing the defending NBA champions just their sixth loss of the season, all on the road.

Kobe Bryant added 12 points in helping the Lakers earn their biggest victory in a downtrodden farewell season for Bryant, who spent the fourth quarter on the bench resting his aching right shoulder.

Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 18 points on a day when they were awful offensively. Klay Thompson added 15 points, but the Splash Brothers were a combined 1 of 18 from 3-point range. In all, the Warriors missed 26 of 30 attempts from long range.

The loss snapped Golden State's seven-game winning streak and was their first since a 32-point blowout defeat at Portland on Feb. 19 (see full recap).

Rockets end Raptors' 12-game home win streak
TORONTO -- James Harden had 40 points and 14 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat Toronto 113-107 on Sunday night to end the Raptors' franchise-record, 12-game home winning streak.

The Raptors lost at home for the first time since Jan. 3 against the Chicago Bulls.

The Rockets also snapped their eight-game losing streak north of the border, winning in Toronto for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

Corey Brewer had 23 points off the bench for the Rockets, who trailed by as many as 18 points in the second quarter. Dwight Howard added 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Luis Scola led the Raptors with 21 points, while DeMar DeRozan had 19 (see full recap).

Durant, Westbrook help Thunder hold off Bucks
MILWAUKEE -- Kevin Durant had 32 points and 12 rebounds, Russell Westbrook posted his 10th triple-double of the season and the Oklahoma City Thunder built a big early lead over the Milwaukee Bucks before holding on for a 104-96 victory on Sunday.

Westbrook finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the Thunder, who led by 21 with 6 minutes left in the third quarter before nearly getting overrun by the Bucks.

Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo picked up his third triple-double of the season with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

Khris Middleton scored 18 points, including 10 straight during a 24-5 run between the third and fourth quarters that drew the Bucks within 84-82 with 11:23 left.

But the Thunder withstood the Bucks from there, holding Milwaukee without a field goal for about a 7-minute stretch of the fourth quarter (see full recap).

Pistons hand Trail Blazers 3rd straight win
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Reggie Jackson scored 30 points in another big game against Portland, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Trail Blazers 123-103 on Sunday night.

Jackson scored 40 points when Detroit beat Portland on Nov. 8, including 26 in the fourth quarter. He picked up right where he left off in Sunday's rematch, scoring 11 points in the first quarter as the Pistons took a 30-16 lead.

Andre Drummond had 14 points and 18 rebounds for Detroit, and Marcus Morris added 19 points. Jackson had nine assists along with all of his scoring.

Damian Lillard led the Blazers with 26 points but shot 8 of 22 from the field.

Detroit led 58-51 at halftime, then scored the first nine points of the third quarter, taking a 16-point lead on Jackson's driving layup (see full recap).

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