Fox, Holmes spark Kings over Spurs — fifth consecutive win

De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points, Richaun Holmes had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and the Kings beat the Spurs 132115 in San Antonio on Monday night for their fifth straight victory.

Buddy Hield added 20 points for Sacramento, which has won seven of eight. The Kings’ starters combined to score 96 points, with each scoring at least 14 points and playing 30plus minutes.

San Antonio point guard Dejounte Murray scored 23 points, but had only two points in the second half on four attempts. Derrick White added 19 points.

Clippers 129, Bucks 105: Marcus Morris scored 25 points and three other starters had at least 20 points, helping host Los Angeles roll to its sixth straight victory.

Kawhi Leonard added 23 points and nine rebounds, Luke Kennard had a seasonhigh 21 points and Reggie Jackson added 20 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 32 points.

Jazz 114, Cavaliers 75: Donovan Mitchell scored 19 points and Rudy Gobert added 18 points and 17 rebounds to power host Utah to its sixth straight win.

Mike Conley contributed 18 points for the Jazz, who have won 20 straight at home after dropping their first two home games of the season.

Since the AllStar Game, Mitchell has averaged 29.2 points on 50% shooting and 46% from 3point range. The Jazz needed Mitchell for only 25 minutes in the blowout.

Mavericks 127, Thunder 106: Luka Doncic scored 25 points in a road victory. Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 19 points for the Mavericks. Dallas shot 53% from the field and did not trail in snapping a twogame losing skid.

Nets 112, Timberwolves 107: James Harden had 38 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds, tying the Nets’ season record with his 12th tripledouble in just 32 games, and host Brooklyn prevailed.

Kyrie Irving added 27 points in his return after missing the threegame road trip last week for family reasons.

Hall of Famer Jason Kidd had 12 tripledoubles for the Nets in both the 200607 and 200708 seasons.

Wizards 132, Pacers 124: Russell Westbrook had 35 points, a seasonhigh 21 assists and 14 rebounds for his NBAleading 16th tripledouble, sparking host Washington.

Westbrook also claimed the franchise career tripledouble record in just his 38th game with the Wizards, this one coming while teammate Bradley Beal, the NBA scoring leader, sat out with a bruised hip. Pelicans 115, Celtics 109: Zion Williamson scored 28 points and New Orleans won after wasting most of a 17point, fourthquarter lead in Boston’s first game in front of its home fans since before the pandemic.

A masked crowd of 2,298 — officially a sellout at the statemandated limit of 12% of the TD Garden capacity — cheered (and booed) the Celtics, waved signs and shouted profane taunts at the referees. Grizzlies 120, Rockets 110: Jonas Valanciunas scored a seasonhigh 30 points, including eight down the stretch, and added 15 rebounds to help Memphis to a road victory. Heat 98, Knicks 88: Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and Miami snapped a sixgame losing streak with a win in New York.

Pistons 118, Raptors 104: Saben Lee scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half in his second career start and host Detroit downed Toronto.