Spurs beat Sacramento, end Kings’ 5-game win streak
SAN ANTONIO >> DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs snapped Sacramento’s fivegame winning streak, beating the Kings 120-106 on Wednesday night.
Derrick White added 18 points, Rudy Gay had 16 and Jakob Poeltl finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds for San Antonio.
De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 16 to lead Sacramento, which had not lost since March 20.
The Spurs rebounded from Monday’s 132-115 loss to the Kings with a quicker pace and greater energy defensively in the rematch.
San Antonio held Sacramento to 53 points in the first half after allowing 41 points in the second quarter Monday.
NETS 120, ROCKETS 108 >> Kyrie Irving had 31 points and a season-high 12 assists, and Brooklyn overcame the loss of James Harden to beat Houston and move into first place in the Eastern Conference.
Harden sat out the fourth quarter against his former team with right hamstring tightness, finishing with 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
MAVERICKS 113, CELTICS 108 >> Luka Doncic had 36 points and eight rebounds and Dallas held on to beat Boston.
TRAIL BLAZERS 124, PISTONS 101 >> Damian Lillard had 33 points and nine assists and Portland beat Detroit.
HEAT 92, PACERS 87 >> Duncan Robinson and Jimmy Butler helped Miami rally from a 13-point first-half deficit by spurring a decisive eight-point fourthquarter run for a win over Indiana.
THUNDER 113, RAPTORS 103 >> Svi Mykhailiuk scored 10 of his season-high 22 points in the fourth quarter, and Oklahoma City rallied to beat Toronto. TIMBERWOLVES 102, KNICKS 101 >> Anthony Edwards scored 11 of his 24 points over the final eight minutes, leading a fierce rally by Minnesota for a victory over former coach Tom Thibodeau and New York. JAZZ 111, GRIZZLIES 107 >> Mike Conley scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Jordan Clarkson added 24 points and Utah Jazz beat Memphis for their seventh straight victory.