Celtics storm past 76ers in London

On the verge of being blown out, the Boston Celtics instead routed the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday in London.OutscoringPhiladelphia 66-46 in the second half, Boston overcame a 22-point,second-quarter deficit and claimed a 114-103 victory at O2 Arena.JaylenBrown led five players in double figures for the Celtics, with KyrieIrving adding 20 to go along with seven assists and six rebounds. MarcusMorris scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Al Horfordcollected 13 points, eight boards and seven assists.JJ Redick scoreda game-high 22 points for Philadelphia, while rookie Ben Simmons hitfor 16. Joel Embiid contributed a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double.Raptors 133, Cavaliers 99Fred VanVleet scored a career-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting as host Toronto steamrolled Cleveland.CJMiles made four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points and JonasValanciunas contributed 15 points and a season-high 18 rebounds for theRaptors. Pascal Siakam also scored 16 points as Toronto won for thesixth time in seven games.LeBron James had 26 points for theCavaliers, who were routed for the second straight contest while losingfor the sixth time in the past eight games. Cleveland trailed by as manyas 41 points on Monday in a 127-99 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.Clippers 121, Kings 115BlakeGriffin returned from a two-game absence caused by a concussion and hita go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:55 to play, sending Los Angeles past hostSacramento.The club’s ninth victory in the past 12 games might havebeen a costly one for the injury-ravaged Clippers, who lost star centerDeAndre Jordan to a sprained left ankle in the second quarter.LosAngeles’ Lou Williams, who exploded for 50 points Wednesday in a winover the Golden State Warriors, followed up with a game-high 30 againstthe Kings. Griffin added an 18-point, 12-rebound double-double. BogdanBogdanovic topped Sacramento with 22 points.Lakers 93, Spurs 81BrandonIngram scored 26 points, and Lonzo Ball contributed 18 points, 10rebounds and six assists as Los Angeles knocked off visiting SanAntonio.Larry Nance Jr. added 14 points and 10 rebounds for theLakers, who won their season-best third consecutive game. Los Angelesforced 20 turnovers and halted a seven-game home losing streak versusSan Antonio.LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points for the Spurs, whowere without Kawhi Leonard (shoulder) for the third straight game. BrynForbes added 18 points for San Antonio.