NBA on Oct. 22: Lakers swallow third straight loss

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Nine games were put on the 2018-19 NBA regular season on Monday with two time-consuming overtime matches. Spur's Patty Mills hit the game-winner to claim San Antonio's onerous win over LeBron-led Lakers and Wizards' Otto Porter Jr. blocked Damian Lillard's layup at the last moment to secure victory for Washington.

Spurs' OT victory keeps Lakers with a win

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers misses a last second shot in front of Rudy Gay #22 of the San Antonio Spurs to lose 143-142 in overtime at Staples Center, October 22, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. /VCG Photo

Patty Mills drilled a jumper with seven seconds remaining in overtime to cap a 7-0 run in the final 55 seconds and lift the San Antonio Spurs to a wild 143-142 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers.

The result kept LeBron James without a win over his first three games, despite scoring 32 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds.

James canned a game-tying, 28-foot 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds to play in the fourth quarter to cap an 8-0 run in the last 64 seconds and send the game into overtime.

However, he missed two free throws in the last minute of overtime, then failed to make a 20-foot jumper in the final second.

LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 37 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while DeMar DeRozan poured in 32 points and dished out a career-high 14 assists.

Kyle Kuzma had 37 points for the Lakers.

Wizards edge out Trail Blazers at OT

Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers shoots the ball against the Washington Wizards, October 22, 2018, at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. /VCG Photo

Markieff Morris scored 28 points, knocking down six of 10 shots from 3-point range, and grabbed nine rebounds as Washington pulled out an overtime victory at Portland.

Bradley Beal added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Kelly Oubre Jr. contributed 22 points off the bench for the Wizards.

Damian Lillard collected 29 points, eight rebounds and eight assists with Jusuf Nurkic notching 22 points and 18 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Lillard had driving layups blocked in the last second of both the fourth quarter and overtime.

Warriors at home nail 16th straight win against Suns

Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors high fives Kevin Durant #35 after making a basket against the Phoenix Suns at ORACLE Arena, October 22, 2018, in Oakland, California. /VCG Photo

Two-time defending champions Golden State Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns at home 123-103 at the Oracle arena in Oakland. This is the host's 16th straight win against Phoenix, their longest unbeaten run against a single team in franchise history.

Stephen Curry scored 15 of his 29 points in the third quarter and also had eight assists.

Kevin Durant scored 22 points and Draymond Green dished out eight of 35 assists for the two-time defending NBA champions.

Devin Booker scored 28 points, TJ Warren had 27 off the bench and Deandre Ayton added 20 points and 14 rebounds for Phoenix.

Raptors grabs 4th straight win since season opener

Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka (9) celebrates a basket against the Charlotte Hornets with teammate Kawhi Leonard (2) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto, October 22, 2018. /VCG Photo

Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points and added four rebounds and three assists to help Toronto top visiting Charlotte.

Leonard returned to action after missing a win over the Washington Wizards Saturday to avoid playing in back-to-back games. He sat out most of last season due to injuries.

Kyle Lowry added 16 points and 14 assists for the Raptors, who have won their first four games of the season. Jonas Valanciunas added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 26 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Other games on Monday included: (home team in Bold)

Boston Celtics 90-93 Orlando Magic

Milwaukee Bucks 124-113 New York Knicks

Minnesota Timberwolves 101-91 Indiana Pacers

Dallas Mavericks 115-109 Chicago Bulls

Utah Jazz 84-92 Memphis Grizzlies

(CGTN's Sports Scene also contributed to the story.)

Source(s): Reuters