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Huerter finished with 19 points, Domantas Sabonis 17, Harrison
Barnes 16, Malik Monk 15, De'Aaron Fox 14 and Trey Lyles 12 as
the Kings won for the fourth straight time after a 3-6 start to
the season. The 153 points were the most scored by a Kings team
since 154 against the Philadelphia 76ers in January 1993.
Kevin Durant used 11 free throws to put up a team-high 27 points
for the Nets, who lost their second straight after opening a
three-game California swing with a victory over the Los Angeles
Clippers. Riding the momentum of a 122-115 home win over the
defending champion Golden State Warriors on Sunday, the Kings
led by 25 in the first half, then 115-82 by third quarter's end.
Durant was a one-man show in his 31 minutes for the Nets, who
were still missing suspended Kyrie Irving. Durant outscored his
closest teammate (Edmond Sumner) by nine points and had six of
Brooklyn's 25 assists and four of its 29 rebounds.
Pelicans 113, Grizzlies 102
CJ McCollum scored 30 points and Brandon Ingram and Larry Nance
Jr. added 19 each as host New Orleans defeated Memphis.
Ja Morant, returning from a one-game absence due to ankle
soreness, scored a game-high 36 points. Dillon Brooks added 19,
and Jaren Jackson Jr., making his season debut after being
sidelined by a foot injury, had seven points (on 3 of 14
shooting, including 0 of 7 on 3-pointers) and six rebounds in 25
minutes.
Trey Murphy III scored 13 points, Jose Alvarado added 12 and
Herbert Jones Jr. had 10 as the Pelicans played without leading
scorer Zion Williamson, who is day to day because of a bruised
foot. Alvarado and Jones hit 3-pointers to help the Pelicans
increase the lead to 104-91 as the Grizzlies scored four points
during the first six minutes of the fourth quarter.
Mavericks 103, Clippers 101
Luka Doncic scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Dorian
Finney-Smith hit seven 3-pointers en route to 21 points and
Dallas outlasted visiting Los Angeles.
The Clippers went a blistering 23 of 32 (71.9 percent) from the
floor in the second half and erased a 25-point deficit entirely
when Nicolas Batum connected on a 3-pointer with 4:12 left in
the game that gave the visitors an 89-87 lead.
Los Angeles led inside of the three-minute mark, but
Finney-Smith knocked down one 3-pointer and Reggie Bullock sank
two on three straight Dallas possessions, turning a three-point
Clippers lead into a six-point Mavericks advantage in just 91
seconds. Paul George led the Clippers with 23 points, but also
committed 10 turnovers.
Knicks 118, Jazz 111
Jalen Brunson scored 25 points and dished out eight assists to
lead New York past Utah in Salt Lake City.
Brunson, who signed a four-year contract with New York in the
offseason after helping defeat Utah in the first round of the
2022 playoffs with Dallas, scored eight consecutive Knicks
points during the fourth quarter as the visitors built a
double-digit lead and seized control for good.
Kelly Olynyk scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 11
rebounds to top Utah, but the Jazz had an off night from the
field (43.4 percent) and fizzled in the fourth quarter. The Jazz
pulled within six after a Jordan Clarkson 3-pointer followed by
a pair of Olynyk free throws with 2:31 remaining, but Cam
Reddish hit a pair of foul shots to end Utah's last push.
Trail Blazers 117, Spurs 110
Jerami Grant recorded 29 points and eight rebounds to lead
Portland over visiting San Antonio.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points and Damian Lillard added 22
points and 11 assists as Portland won for the 10th time in 14
games to start the season. Shaedon Sharpe scored 13 points off
the bench as the Trail Blazers snapped a four-game skid against
San Antonio.
Jakob Poeltl scored a career-best 31 points and collected 14
rebounds for the Spurs, who lost for the seventh time in the
past eight games. Devin Vassell had 21 points and Keldon Johnson
added 20.
--Field Level Media
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