After only the seventh instance in the history of the Lakers-Celtics regular-season matchups in which the final margin of victory was 30 points or more, the Lakers made no excuses.

Damian Lillard had his second 60 point game of the season on Monday night as the Blazers outlasted the Warriors 129-124 in overtime.

Jaylen Brown's two-handed dunk over LeBron James and the stare-down he gave James, which earned Brown a technical foul, served as a fitting exclamation point on Boston's 139-107 win over the Lakers. Brown said the dunk was something he had long coveted.

Phil Martelli, who coached Delonte West for three seasons at Saint Joseph's, said he is working to get West help after a video appearing to depict West rambling in handcuffs went viral on social media Monday.

The Pelicans, saying they're playing their best basketball of the season, hit a franchise-record 21 3-pointers in a 126-116 win over the Grizzlies two days before they're expected to get Zion Williamson.