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Acquired on Tuesday but unavailable when the Kings were drubbed
134-114 by the Timberwolves that night in the opener of a
two-day, two-game sequence, Sabonis arrived in time to help
Sacramento win for the third time in its past five games.
Jeremy Lamb and Justin Holiday, also acquired in the six-player
trade with the Indiana Pacers, combined for 20 points and nine
assists for Sacramento. The Kings avoided a season-series sweep
with their first win in three tries against Minnesota this
season.
D'Angelo Russell produced 29 points and 10 assists, Anthony
Edwards scored 26 and Karl-Anthony Towns put up 21 points for
the Timberwolves, whose five-game winning streak ended.
Jazz 111, Warriors 85
Bojan Bogdanovic led six Utah players in double figures with 23
points as the Jazz snapped Golden State's nine-game winning
streak in Salt Lake City.
Donovan Mitchell finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and eight
assists for Utah, which earned its fourth consecutive win.
Reserve center Hassan Whiteside totaled 17 rebounds, nine points
and seven blocked shots.
Golden State's Jordan Poole scored 18 points and Steph Curry
added 16 points, but they shot a combined 10-for-27 from the
field on a night the Warriors made just 35.9 percent of their
shots.
Bulls 121, Hornets 109
DeMar DeRozan pumped in 36 points as visiting Chicago topped
Charlotte.
Zach LaVine racked up 27 points in his second game since
returning from a back injury, hitting five 3-point shots.Nikola
Vucevic supplied 18 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists and
Coby White notched 15 points for the Bulls, who won for just the
second time in their last five games.
The Hornets endured their season-high sixth consecutive loss,
with the last four of those coming in home games. Charlotte's
LaMelo Ball notched 33 points, but it took a 12-for-25 outing
from the field.
Cavaliers 105, Spurs 92
All-Star guard Darius Garland made a triumphant return to the
lineup with a game-high 27 points in host Cleveland's victory
over San Antonio.
Garland had missed the previous four games with soreness in his
lower back. Guard Caris LeVert, acquired Monday from the Indiana
Pacers, made his Cavs debut and finished with 11 points in
Cleveland's seventh consecutive win at home and 13th of their
last 15.
Forwards Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell paced the Spurs with
18 points apiece and Derrick White added 17. All-Star Dejounte
Murray worked hard for his 16 points, adding nine assists and
six rebounds.
Raptors 117, Thunder 98
Pascal Siakam had 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead Toronto past
host Oklahoma.
The Raptors have won a season-high seven in a row, while the
Thunder lost for the third consecutive game and the 15th time in
their last 19 games. Siakam was 13 of 17 from the floor,
improving to 64.8 percent from the field against the Thunder in
his career.
All five starters for the Raptors had at least 15 points, with
Scottie Barnes adding 17, Gary Trent Jr. 16 and OG Anunoby 15
points to go with 10 rebounds.
Trail Blazers 107, Lakers 105
Anfernee Simons scored 29 points and Jusuf Nurkic added 19
points with 12 rebounds as Portland found something to celebrate
during a time of roster upheaval, ending a six-game losing
streak with a victory over visiting Los Angeles.
Justise Winslow and Greg Brown III each had 11 points as the
Trail Blazers won after the team made three trades in a span of
six days in order to shape the roster for the future. Portland
won for the first time since Jan. 28.
LeBron James scored 30 points and Anthony Davis added 17 for the
Lakers, who lost for the sixth time in their last eight games.
Los Angeles had just defeated Portland 99-94 at home last
Wednesday.
--Field Level Media
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