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LOS ANGELES -- Not even Lou Williams latest party-crashing performance could ruin Eric Bledsoes birthday festivities with the Phoenix Suns.Bledsoe had 30 points and nine assists on his 27th birthday, Leandro Barbosa added 21 points and the Suns snapped their three-game losing streak with a 119-115 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.Devin Booker had 15 points before fouling out for the Suns, who hit a season-high 13 3-pointers and withstood a late rally by the short-handed Lakers. Phoenix blew nearly all of its 18-point lead in the second half, but hung on for just its seventh victory of the season after losing five of its previous six.My team needed it, Bledsoe said after hitting three 3-pointers and getting three steals. We had lost a couple of bad ones in a row, but this was one of the best wins weve had all season.Williams hit six 3-pointers and scored 35 points in his fourth consecutive big game, but the Lakers have lost five straight after a promising start to their season. Nobody else in purple and gold managed more than 14 points.Lakers rookie Brandon Ingram hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to trim Phoenixs lead to 115-113, but Bledsoe and Brandon Knight each hit two free throws in the closing moments.Im just playing and trying to lead by example, playing as hard as I can, Williams said. Usually when you score a ton of points, youre going to get some wins out of it, and we havent had that. ... Losing is losing. For me, its trying to do everything I can to try to help us win games, and its still not enough.Los Angeles has faltered during a busy portion of its December schedule while playing without four injured regulars: DAngelo Russell, Nick Young, Tarik Black and Jose Calderon.The shots we missed the previous game, we had the same shots this game, Phoenix coach Earl Watson said. The guys just made them. Its a positive reinforcement.Alex Len had 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Suns.SWEET LOUWilliams has three 30-point performances while scoring 137 points over the Lakers last four games. Thats the biggest four-game scoring performance by a reserve since the NBA began keeping track of starts in 1970, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Williams is only coming off the bench to provide a boost to the Lakers thin lineup, but his impact has been remarkable. Hes dynamic, Watson said. Hes one of the best scorers in the league. Youre not ever going to stop him. You just want him to be not as efficient.ANGRY DEVINBooker dropped a career-high 39 points on the Lakers at Staples Center last month. He fouled out of the rematch on an offensive screen with 3:49 to play, receiving a technical foul as well on his way to the bench.TIP-INSSuns: Bledsoe had made 29 straight free throws before missing one with 5:29 to play. ... T.J. Warren hasnt played since Nov. 18 due to a minor head injury, but is expected to return to practice Saturday.Lakers: They played their 13th game in 22 days as part of a rugged stretch. They havent had back-to-back days off since mid-November, and wont have consecutive days off again until next weekend. ... Russell missed his 11th straight game with a sore left knee, but has returned to non-contact practice. Russell is eager to get back in uniform and seems likely to be cleared soon.UP NEXTSuns: Host the Pelicans on Sunday.Lakers: Host the Knicks on Sunday. 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BOSTON -- Lamar Jackson ran for three touchdowns and threw for four more in three quarters on Saturday to lead Louisville (No. 7 CFP, No. 5 AP) to a 52-7 victory over Boston College.Jackson ran for a 69-yard score on the games third play and added rushing TDs of 13 and 53 yards in the second half. The Heisman Trophy favorite also threw for TDs from 30, 44 and 10 yards out on drives of five, four and one play to give the Cardinals a 28-0 lead just two snaps into the second quarter.Despite leaving the game briefly in the first half with cramps, Jackson ran 15 times for 185 yards to become the first quarterback in school history to run for more than 1,000 yards in a season. He completed 12 of 17 passes for 231 yards.It was the third time this season he has accounted for seven or more touchdowns. No other player in FBS has done it more than once.Jackson went to the bench for the last two possessions of the first half with that coach Bobby Petrino said was forearm cramps but returned to start the second. He left after three quarters with the Cardinals (7-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference No. 7 CFP) leading 52-7.Tyler Rouse scored from 39 yards out on a screen pass from Patrick Towles to give Boston College (4-5, 1-5) its only score. The Eagles were coming off a victory over North Carolina State that was their first ACC win in almost two years.(Louisville) is one of the top three talented teams in America. That quarterback is electric, BC coach Steve Addazio said. When you play a great football team, you cant have self-inflicted misttakes like we had.ddddddddddddJackson had one shaky period, when he threw an interception with about five minutes left in the first half, then left with the arm injury. Petrino said Jackson complained about forearm cramps and numbness in his fingers and received intravenous fluids before returning for the second half.He returned at the start of the third quarter but lost the ball while scrambling. But then he led the Cardinals on an eight-play, 77-yard drive that he finished with a 13-yard TD run.THE TAKEAWAYLOUISVILLE: Arm cramps threatened to stall Jacksons Heisman candidacy, but he returned in the second half to run for two more touchdowns before sitting out the fourth quarter.I think he should be good, Petrino said. He looked pretty good in the second half.BOSTON COLLEGE: Its one thing to beat N.C. State like the Eagles did to snap an almost two-year ACC losing streak. But BC was reminded how far it has to go before it can be competitive among the top-tier teams in the conference.UP NEXTLOUISVILLE: The Cardinals return home to play Wake Forest before a Thursday night matchup at Houston.BOSTON COLLEGE: Heads to Florida State on Friday night. The Eagles have lost six in a row to the Seminoles despite playing them tightly in the past three seasons, including Florida States 2013 national championship season.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. ' ' '