Kings falter down the stretch
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Julius Randle scored 25 points and Corey Brewer stole an inbounds pass with 5 seconds to play, was fouled and made both free throws to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 98-94 victory Friday night over the Sacramento Kings.
Brandon Ingram had 14 points and D’Angelo Russell scored 13 for the Lakers. Jordan Clarkson finished with 12 points and Larry Nance Jr. added 11 rebounds in a victory that hurt Los Angeles in the lottery.
The Lakers remained 1 ⁄ games ahead of the Phoenix Suns for the second-worst record in the NBA. The Lakers have only three games remaining. The Suns beat Oklahoma City earlier Friday.
The King got 19 points from Skal Labissiere, 14 from Willie CauleyStein, 17 from Buddy Hield and 15 from Darren Collison.
SUNS 120, THUNDER 99 PHOENIX – Russell Westbrook became the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season, but failed for the second game in a row to break Oscar Robertson’s single-season record.
Westbrook fell two assists shy of what would have been his 42nd triple-double in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 120-99 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.
On a rough night all around, Westbrook had 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, along with eight turnovers before coach Billy Donovan pulled him with 2:34 to play.
HAWKS 114, CAVALIERS 100 CLEVELAND – Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and Atlanta, despite resting center Dwight Howard and missing three other key starters, stunned Cleveland.
RAPTORS 96, HEAT 94 TORONTO – DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points and Toronto beat Miami in the Raptors’ final home game of the regular season.
GRIZZLIES 101, KNICKS 88 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Mike Conley scored 31 points and Memphis warpped up the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference with a victory over short-handed New York.
PISTONS 114, ROCKETS 109 HOUSTON – Stanley Johnson hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 32.4 seconds left and added two free throws to lift Detroit past Houston.
NUGGETS 122, PELICANS 106 DENVER – Rookie Jamal Murray scored a career-high 30 points, including several high-soaring dunks, and Denver beat New Orleans to keep its postseason hopes alive.
SPURS 109, MAVERICKS 89 DALLAS – Bryn Forbes scored a career-high 27 points with San Antonio resting most of its starters, and the Spurs ran past Dallas after the Mavericks pulled most of their key veterans in the second half.