Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul throw punches

LeBron James was supposed to grab the headlines as he was making his home debut for the Lakers in the NBA.

Rather is was Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo tat dominated the the converstaion after reigniting their feud at the Staples Center.

The Los Angeles Lakersaimed to bounce back from a 128-119 loss to the on Friday, October 19 in front of their home supporters.

Lakers 115 Rockets 124

The Lakers were trailing after the first quarter ended 31-28 in favour of the Rocket, and were unable to step up in the second quarter which ended 35-34 to give the away team a four point lead going into the halftime break.

With the scores at 109-108 in favour of the Rockets an altercation that changed the course of the game happened with veterans Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo the culprits throwing punches with Lakers Small forward Brandon Ingram also joining in the brawl.

The game ended in a 124-115 win for the Rockets as they cruised to a 26-18 lead in the fourth quarter.

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Luka Doncic put up 26 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 140-136 victory over the Minnoseta TimberWolves with Derrick Rose also contributing 28 points.

The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 119-91, the Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 132-112.

The Washington Wizards lost 113-117 to the Toronto Raptors, Jayson Tatum was the hero as the Boston Celtics beat the New York 103-101.

Joel Embiid led the Philadelphia 76ers to a 116-115 win over the Orlando Magic, it ended 118-116 as the Detriot Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls.

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat 113-112 with the Portland Trail Blazers getting a 121-108 win over the San Antonio Spurs.