Jokic's revenge

PLUS: The Lakers are off to a bad start without LeBron, the Suns need to actually win some games and more.

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

The Fiddler; Marc Chagall; 1912

---

Scores

Wizards 104, Raptors 119 — Toronto again benched its best players most of the fourth quarter … but this time it was because of a big lead. We’ll allow it.

Hornets 105, Heat 102 — Miami is six games under .500 and will absolutely get a play-in nod. Even if we didn’t have the play-in, they’d have a real shot at making the playoffs outright.

Lakers 108, Nets 111 — What a win for Brooklyn. How many improbable Lakers losses has D’Angelo Russell appeared in this season? In any case, he gets the Kobe assist on Ziaire Williams’ dagger putback.

It could be a long week or two without LeBron. Rui Hachimura is a week away, as well.

Jazz 108, Celtics 114 — Rest day for Jayson Tatum and Al Horford so … Sam Hauser has 33.

This play involving Derrick White and Walker Kessler made me double-check where these players are from. White grew up in Metro Denver; Kessler grew up in Metro Atlanta. Huh.