NETS 123, KINGS
121
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- D'Angelo
Russell scored 27 of his career-high 44 points in the fourth
quarter, Rondae
Hollis-Jefferson made a layup with eight-tenths of a second
remaining, and the Brooklyn Nets rallied
from 28 points down in the second half to beat the Sacramento
Kings123-121 on Tuesday night and snap a four-game losing streak.
Brooklyn was sluggish and out of sync for three quarters
before Russell sparked the Nets' biggest comeback of the season.
After scoring 17 points in the first half and going without
a point in the third quarter, Russell shot 10 of 15 in the fourth quarter,
repeatedly burning Sacramento's defense with quick drives to the basket.
Russell also had four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, breaking Allen Crabbe's
single-season record of 201 set last season. Russell has 202.
Hollis-Jefferson had 14 points off the bench, and none more
important than his game-winning layup after Sacramento's Marvin Bagley
III stepped out of bounds with 5.5 seconds left.
Hollis-Jefferson took the inbound pass from Joe Harris and
looked for Russell, who was being double-teamed. With the clock winding down,
Hollis-Jefferson drove from near the 3-point arc and went around a Kings
defender near the hoop to score.
Jarrett Allen added
13 points and seven rebounds for Brooklyn. Spencer
Dinwiddie scored 10 points.
De'Aaron Fox scored
27 points for Sacramento. Marvin Bagley had 29 points on 12-of-15 shooting for
the Kings (35-35). Nemanja
Bjelica added 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Harrison
Barnes scored 17.
WARRIORS 117, TIMBERWOLVES 107
MINNEAPOLIS -- Stephen Curry scored
22 of his 36 points in the third quarter and Klay Thompson pitched
in with 28 points as Golden State beat fading Minnesota and regained first
place in the Western Conference.
Jonas Jerebko added
18 points, Kevin Durant scored
17 points and Draymond
Green had 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Warriors
(48-22), who bounced back from a loss at San Antonio on Monday and moved a
half-game ahead of Denver (47-22) in the race for the top seed. The Nuggets
were idle.
Curry went 8 for 14 from 3-point range, pushing him past the
300 mark for the third time in four seasons.
Karl-Anthony
Towns had 26 points and 21 rebounds, Andrew
Wiggins totaled 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists
and Josh Okogie had
19 points for the Timberwolves, who lost their fourth straight game.
CLIPPERS 115, PACERS 109
LOS ANGELES -- Danilo
Gallinari scored 24 points, Montrezl
Harrell had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Los Angeles
prevented Indiana from clinching a playoff berth.
Clinging to a 110-107 lead, Lou Williams hit
a jumper with 40 seconds left to stop a 5-0 run by Indiana.
Tyreke Evans and
Bojanc Bogdanovic scored 19 points each for the Pacers, whose road skid
extended to seven straight games. Doug
McDermott added 17 points and Domantas
Sabonis had 13 points and a career-high-tying 16 rebounds playing
the second night of a back-to-back.
BUCKS 115, LAKERS 101
MILWAUKEE -- Khris Middleton scored
30 points and Brook Lopez added
28 as Milwaukee beat Los Angeles.
Milwaukee played without Giannis
Antetokounmpo, who is nursing an injured ankle, while LeBron James sat
out for Los Angeles due to a sore groin.
Nikola
Mirotic added 23 points for Milwaukee, which improved to an
NBA-best 53-18.
Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope had a season-high 35 points for the Lakers, three
off his career best. Kyle Kuzma added
17 points. Los Angeles has lost four consecutive games and nine of 10.
ROCKETS 121, HAWKS 105
ATLANTA -- James Harden had
31 points and 10 assists, Clint Capela added
26 points and 11 rebounds and Houston won its third straight game.
The Rockets have won 12 of 13 and have 10 wins in their last
13 road games.
Trae Young had
21 points and 12 assists and John Collins added
20 points 10 rebounds for the Hawks.
Chris Paul had
13 points, 11 assists, three steals and just one turnover. Capela got his sixth
straight double-double and 37th overall.
76ERS 118, HORNETS 114
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ben Simmons scored
28 points, JJ Redick had
27 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and Philadelphia held on to beat
Charlotte for its fifth straight victory.
Jimmy Butler added
23 points and nine assists, and Tobias Harris chipped
in with 22 points and 12 rebounds for the 76ers (46-25), who remained in third
place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Redick finished with seven 3-pointers, one shy of his career
high.
Jeremy Lamb led
the Hornets with 26 points and 11 rebounds, but missed a floater that would
have sent the game into overtime. Kemba Walker had
21 points for the Hornets (31-39), who have dropped four of their last five and
continue to fall out of playoff contention.
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