LOS ANGELES (AP) Anthony Davis left in the third quarter after bruising his lower back on a painful fall during the Los Angeles Lakers sixth straight victory, 117-87 over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
Davis bruised his sacrum the bottom part of his spine above the tailbone when he attempted to block Julius Randles driving shot. He got knocked off balance and fell awkwardly to the court, landing hard on his back with 2:45 left in the third.
The six-time All-Star pounded the court in pain and stayed down for roughly two minutes, but eventually rose with his teammates help and then slowly walked off unaided.
X-rays were negative, but Davis didnt return to the game. His agent, Rich Paul, said his client felt extremely sore.
LeBron James scored 31 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 15, but the Lakers (30-7) didnt exactly celebrate becoming the second team to win 30 games this season.
R.J. Barrett scored 19 points for the Knicks, and Randle had 15 points and 10 rebounds against his former team. New York dropped to 0-3 on its four-game West Coast trip.
KINGS 114, SUNS 103
(AP) DeAaron Fox scored 27 points, Nemanja Bjelica added 19 and Sacramento rallied from a 21-point deficit in the third quarter to beat Phoenix.
The Kings who have won three of their last four got big contributions from bench players Dewayne Dedmon and Trevor Ariza. Dedmon finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Ariza who played for Phoenix part of last season added 15 points.
The Suns were led by Devin Booker, who scored 34 points and had seven assists. It was Bookers seventh straight game with at least 30 points, which extends his franchise record.
Deandre Ayton added 21 points and nine rebounds. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 17 points.
TRAIL BLAZERS 101, RAPTORS 99
TORONTO (AP) Carmelo Anthony made the winning basket with four seconds remaining and Portland rallied to beat Toronto.
Anthony scored 28 points, Damian Lillard had 20 and Hassan Whiteside added 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who snapped a four-game losing streak in Toronto and won for the second time in 10 meetings with the Raptors.
Anfernee Simons scored 12 points and C.J. McCollum had 10.
Kyle Lowry had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Serge Ibaka added 17 points and 11 rebounds as the injury-ravaged Raptors lost for just the second time in 16 games against opponents with losing records.
Oshae Brisett scored a career-high 12 points for Toronto. and Chris Boucher also had 12, including 10 straight Raptors points in the fourth.
PISTONS 115,
CAVALIERS 113
CLEVELAND (AP) Derrick Rose hit a 15-footer with 27 seconds left and Detroit rallied past Cleveland.