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Suns rally past Spurs in Mexico

Devin Booker scored a career-high 39 points for the second straight game in Mexico City and the Phoenix Suns beat the San Antonio Spurs, 108-105, on Saturday in the fifth regular-season game in the country.

Booker was 12 of 22 from the field, and Eric Bledsoe added 17 points and 10 assists. Coming off a loss to Dallas in their Mexican opener Thursday night, the Suns overcame an 11-point deficit to snap a two-game losing streak.

Kawhi Leonard had 38 points for the Spurs.

Booker made two baskets in the last minute, including a dunk off a break with Bledsoe to put the Suns up, 106-103.

Leonard made two free throws to get San Antonio within 1 point, P.J. Tucker made two free throws for Phoenix, and the Spurs’ Danny Green missed an open 3-pointer to seal the win for the Suns.

Phoenix is the first team to play two regular-season games in the same season south of the border.

Utah 114, Magic 107 — Gordon Hayward scored 23 points to help Utah defeat visiting Orlando, though the victory was tempered by the loss of Rodney Hood to what looked like a serious knee injury with 2:54 remaining.

On a fast break after Rudy Gobert blocked Nikola Vucevic’s shot, Hood was hurt when his right knee buckled as he went up for a layup. Hood screamed in pain and clutched the knee upon falling, and had to be assisted from the floor. He barely put weight on the leg as he exited the court.

Clippers 113, Lakers 97 — DeAndre Jordan scored 24 points on 12-of-13 shooting, and the Clippers shot 52 percent to cruise past the Lakers at the Staples Center and improve to 6-0 in 2017.

Jordan had 21 rebounds, and Chris Paul added 20 points and 13 assists for the Clippers, off to their best start since going 7-0 to begin 1974 when the franchise was located in Buffalo. Their streak is the longest active one in the NBA.

The Clippers shot 52 percent and are 15-0 when they do so. Led by Jordan, they had a season-high 56 points in the paint.

Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points for the Lakers, who never led in losing their third straight.

Bulls 107, Pelicans 99 — Jimmy Butler scored 28 points in his return from flu, and Dwyane Wade had 17 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to help Chicago snap a three-game losing streak by pushing aside visiting New Orleans.

After the Pelicans cut a 15-point second-half deficit to one point early in the fourth, Wade scored 6 straight points to push the advantage to 85-80. Wade made it 89-82 with a 3-pointer, and spun off a defender to convert a three-point play for a 102-91 lead with 2:27 left.

Anthony Davis had 36 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks for the Pelicans.

Wizards 109, 76ers 93 — John Wall had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, Bradley Beal added 20 points, and host Washington used a second-half spurt to beat Philadelphia.