Thompson helps Warriors eke out win
GOLDEN STATE 117 SACRAMENTO 116
Klay Thompson put back his own miss with five seconds left, Kevin Durant scored a season-high 44 points, and the Golden State Warriors barely held off the visiting Sacramento Kings 117-116 on Saturday night in a wild finish between the Northern California neighbors.
De’Aaron Fox made two free throws with 26 seconds remaining to put the Kings ahead after Thompson missed a 33-footer moments earlier.
Durant tipped a jump ball to the backcourt in the waning seconds and the buzzer sounded, but a replay review was held to determine whether the Kings had called timeout — which was granted with 0.3 seconds on the clock.
The Warriors subsequently called their own, and the Kings failed to get a shot.
Warriors star guard Stephen Curry (groin) missed his ninth straight game and is not expected to play Monday night. He might play on the upcoming five-game trip, Coach Steve Kerr said.
Buddy Hield had 28 points for the Kings. at Cleveland 117, Houston 108: Rookie Collin Sexton scored a season-high 29 points and the Cavaliers overcame 40 points by Houston's James Harden to win consecutive games for the first time this season.
at Minnesota 111, Chicago 96: KarlAnthony Towns had 35 points and 22 rebounds, Derrick Rose scored 22 points off the bench and the Timberwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter. Jeff Teague added 18 points for Minnesota. Denver 105, at Oklahoma City 98: Jamal Murray scored 22 points to help the Nuggets win. Nikola Jokic and Trey Lyles each scored 16 points and Juancho Hernangomez added 15 for the Nuggets, who won their third straight.
at Washington 124, New Orleans
114: Otto Porter Jr. scored a seasonhigh 29 points and John Wall had 22 points and eight assists for the Wizards.
at Dallas 113, Boston 104: J.J. Barea scored 20 points with a key threepointer that helped put Dallas in control in the fourth quarter, and the Mavericks won their sixth straight home game.
at Milwaukee 135, San Antonio
129: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 18 rebounds, rallying the Bucks from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter. The Spurs’ DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points.