Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points to lead the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.

But it wasn’t just Gilgeous-Alexander who came up big for the Thunder, as Josh Giddey recorded his eighth career triple-double and his fourth of the season with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.

Luguentz Dort finished with 24 points, hitting a season-high six 3-pointers for Oklahoma City, while rookie Jalen Williams added 23 points and 10 rebounds.

The group effort helped the Thunder pick up their third straight win and their sixth in the last seven games.

The loss was just the Nets’ second in their last seven games and snapped a two-game winning streak.

It was Dort that played the biggest role in the third quarter, when the Thunder seized control after trailing by 10 at halftime.

Less than 20 seconds into the quarter, Dort hit the first of what wound up being five third-quarter 3-pointers.

The Thunder still trailed by eight with seven minutes remaining in the third before closing the quarter with a 25-9 run to lead by eight heading into the fourth.

All of Brooklyn’s points during that stretch came at the free-throw line, as the Nets missed their last eight field-goal attempts in the period.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 11 points in the third and Giddey had six assists and five rebounds as Oklahoma City outscored Brooklyn 38-20 in the quarter.

Mikal Bridges led Brooklyn with 34 points while Cameron Johnson added 23 for the game.

Oklahoma City outscored the Nets 66-38 in the paint. The Thunder also scored 23 points off 17 Brooklyn turnovers.

Bridges’ pull-up jumper with just under seven minutes left in the fourth cut the Nets’ deficit to five, 102-97.

But moments later, Giddey answered with a turnaround jumper to kickstart a 15-5 run that put the game away for good.

The Nets led by as many as 12 early, with Johnson scoring 10 of his points in Brooklyn’s 33-point first quarter.

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Anthony Davis scored 35 points with 17 rebounds against his former team and Malik Beasley added 24 points as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers turned a 75-point first half into a 123-108 victory Tuesday over the New Orleans Pelicans.

D’Angelo Russell scored 17 points and Austin Reaves added 14 as the Lakers won for the eighth time in their last 11 games while moving into a playoff spot in the Western Conference during the run.

Los Angeles also improved to 5-3 since star LeBron James departed with a tendon injury in his right foot.

Brandon Ingram scored 22 points for the Pelicans against his former team. Davis and Ingram were key components in a trade between the teams before the 2020 season. Ingram returned after missing the past two games with an ankle injury.

Herbert Jones and Trey Murphy III added 20 points each for the Pelicans, who fell to 3-8 since a road loss to the Lakers on Feb. 15. CJ McCollum, who entered Tuesday averaging 21.2 points per game, was held to 13.

The Lakers and Pelicans entered with identical 33-35 records as both attempt to land a postseason spot in the West.

The Lakers bolted out to a 39-24 lead after one quarter and were up 75-40 at halftime following their highest scoring first half of the season. Los Angeles shot 56.5 percent in the first half and led by as many as 36 points, while New Orleans was at 28.6 percent.

The Lakers made 15 of their 27 attempts (55.6 percent) from 3-point range in the first two quarters. It was the most made 3-pointers in a half in franchise history, with Beasley making seven of them.

Seemingly done for the night, Davis returned to the floor for the Lakers with 9:41 remaining after the Pelicans cut the deficit to 100-81. New Orleans pulled within 107-94 with just over five minutes remaining before Los Angeles finished off the victory.

New Orleans guard Jose Alvarado missed his seventh consecutive game with a stress reaction in his right leg.

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Fred VanVleet knocked down eight 3-pointers and scored 36 points as the Toronto Raptors — powered by a record-breaking opening quarter — defeated the visiting Denver Nuggets 125-110 Tuesday night.

O.G. Anunoby added 24 points for the Raptors, who ended a three-game losing streak in their first game home after a 1-4 road trip.

Scottie Barnes scored 18 points for Toronto. Pascal Siakam scored 12 points, Gary Trent Jr. scored 11 points off the bench and Jakob Poeltl had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Nikola Jokic had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Western Conference-leading Nuggets, who have lost a season-high four in a row.

Michael Porter Jr. added 23 points for Denver in the opener of a five-game road swing. Aaron Gordon scored 18 points, Jamal Murray scored 14 on just 5-for-18 shooting and Bruce Brown scored 12 points.

Toronto led by as many as 24 points before taking a six-point lead into the final quarter.

Denver scored the first three points of the fourth to chop Toronto’s lead to three. Trent’s steal and dunk gave Toronto a 12-point lead with 6:51 remaining in the fourth. Anunoby’s dunk increased the margin to 16 with 4:41 to play. Jokic answered with four straight points, but VanVleet came back with a 3-pointer with 3:04 to play.

VanVleet scored 14 points, sinking 4 of 5 shots from 3-point range, as Toronto led 49-30 after one quarter on 71.4 percent shooting from the field (20-for-28). It marked a Raptors franchise record for points in a quarter.

The lead reached 23 when Precious Achiuwa made two free throws with 9:49 remaining in the second quarter, but Denver responded with six straight points. Jokic’s layup trimmed the margin to 16 with 5:37 to play. Toronto scored the next six points and the Raptors led 72-56 at halftime.

Toronto shot 57.1 percent (28-for-49) from the field in the first half with VanVleet scoring 18 points.

Despite trailing by 16, Denver shot 57.9 percent (22-for-38) from the field in the first half with Gordon scoring 11 points — leading a quartet of Nuggets scoring in double figures.

Siakam’s jumper bumped the lead to 24 with 8:16 left in the third quarter. Jokic’s layup and Murray’s 3-pointer cut the lead to 12 with four minutes to go. Porter’s layup pulled Denver within five with 1:06 remaining, and Toronto led 98-92 after three quarters.

The teams split two games this season.

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Bradley Beal poured in 36 points in 33 minutes and the Washington Wizards cruised past the visiting Detroit Pistons 117-97 on Tuesday night.

Beal made all but two of his 15 field-goal attempts as Washington won for just the second time in seven games, with both victories coming against the Pistons.

Wizards forward Kristaps Porzingis piled up 18 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four blocks and three steals. Corey Kispert had 16 points, while Monte Morris and Deni Avdija contributed 13 apiece. Johnny Davis chipped in 11 points.

Killian Hayes led the Pistons, who have lost 12 of their past 13 games, with 20 points and seven assists. Rodney McGruder had 16 points and six rebounds, and James Wiseman tossed in 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Corey Joseph also scored 12 points for Detroit, which shot just 38.4 percent from the field.

The injury-riddled Pistons had nine players in uniform. Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma, the team’s third-leading scorer, was sidelined due to right knee soreness.

Washington, which never trailed, held a 38-20 lead after the first quarter. The Wizards finished the period on a 20-6 run that included five points apiece from Beal and Kispert.

Davis’ layup with 9:08 left in the half gave Washington a 44-25 lead.

Detroit pulled within nine points with a 14-4 run that included five points and an assist from Joseph.

The Wizards finished the half with an 11-4 spurt, including consecutive Beal dunks, for a 61-45 halftime advantage. Beal had 13 points by the break while Avdija tossed in 11. Joseph led Detroit with 10 points.

Beal hit a 3-pointer with 2:51 left in the third to push Washington’s lead past 20 at 86-65. Porzingis made four free throws later in the quarter for a 94-69 advantage.

Detroit scored the first 11 points of the fourth, capped by a McGruder 3-pointer, to cut its deficit to 11 points.

A three-point play by Beal and a 3-pointer from Kispert made it 100-83. Davis got Washington’s lead up to 25 again on a basket with three minutes left.

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Evan Mobley poured in 26 points in an efficient performance as the Cleveland Cavaliers posted a second consecutive victory against the host Charlotte Hornets with a 120-104 win on Tuesday night.

Mobley made 10 of 16 shots from the field and was 6-for-6 on free throws to go with a team-leading six rebounds.

Cedi Osman came off the bench for 24 points, Caris LeVert poured in 22 points, Darius Garland posted 19 points, and Lamar Stevens and Ricky Rubio both had 11 points.

It was a rare comfortable margin for the Cavaliers, who have won five of their last six games. Their previous four games were decided by six points or less.

Charlotte’s Kelly Oubre Jr. returned after a one-game absence because of a sore back and provided 28 points for the Hornets. Terry Rozier had 22 points, reserve JT Thor chipped in with 11 points and Gordon Hayward notched 10 points.

The teams met for the second time in three days, with Cleveland winning 114-108 on Sunday, also in Charlotte.

The Cavaliers made 14 of 30 shots from 3-point range — missing the last four attempts — compared to the Hornets’ 6-for-23 shooting from beyond the arc. Cleveland shot 51.1 percent overall from the field.

Turnovers again were a problem with the Hornets, who had 22 giveaways after notching 19 the previous game. Eight Charlotte players had multiple turnovers.

Charlotte did hold a 40-30 rebounding advantage, but it wasn’t nearly enough. The Hornets attempted only 76 shots from the field and 15 free throws.

Cleveland had a 73-52 lead slightly more than three minutes into the third quarter. Mobley had eight points in the first four minutes of the second half.

The Cavaliers led 63-48 at halftime, hitting seven 3-pointers compared to two for the Hornets.

Rozier and Oubre combined for 28 of Charlotte’s first-half points. No other player on the team had more than five.

–Field Level Media