Suns top Kings in OT Georgiev shuts out ’Canes
Landry Shamet made a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in overtime moments after missing an open look beyond the arc and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 127-124 on Sunday.
Damian Jones gave the Kings a 121-120 lead with a putback dunk not long after the Suns star Devin Booker fouled out. Shamet’s 25-foot try missed, but Phoenix grabbed the rebound. Following a timeout, Shamet hit his fifth 3-pointer of the game to put the Suns ahead by two.
Jazz 108, Knicks 93 — Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points and Utah beat New York,
Jordan Clarkson came off the bench to score 18 of his 23 points in the first half for the Jazz, who opened a sixgame road trip with the first of two games in two nights in New York. Rudy Gobert and Royce O’Neale each had 14 points.
Grizzlies 122, Rockets 98 —
Desmond Bane had 24 points and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame the absence of star Ja Morant with balanced scoring in a victory over NBA-worst Houston.
Pelicans 117, Hawks 112 —
Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 12 rebounds, CJ McCollum added 25 points and New Orleans beat Atlanta.
Pacers 129, Trail Blazers 98 —
Oshae Brissett scored 24 points, Justin Anderson had 18 and Indiana cruised past Portland.
Magic 90, Thunder 85 —
Wendell Carter Jr. scored 10 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Orlando handed Oklahoma City its ninth straight loss.
Alexandar Georgiev made a season-high 44 saves for his seventh career shutout, Chris Krieder broke a scoreless tie late in the second period and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 on Sunday night.
It was the first shutout for Georgiev since beating Philadelphia 9-0 on March 17, 2021.
Frank Vatrano added an empty-net goal with 41.3 seconds to play to seal it for the Rangers.
Frederik Andersen stopped 16 shots for the Hurricanes, who were blanked for the third time this season.
Flyers 2, Islanders 1 — Kevin Hayes scored both goals for Philadelphia and beat New York in its first game since trading longtime captain Claude Giroux.
Giroux was dealt to Florida on Saturday for former firstround pick Owen Tippett, a conditional 2024 first-round pick and a 2023 third-round pick.
Stars 3, Capitals 2 — Roope Hintz scored twice on the power play to compensate for Alex Ovechkin’s 40th goal of the season, leading Dallas past Washington.
Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the only players to score 40 goals in a season 12 times and made Oettinger the 156th goalie the Capitals captain has scored on. With an assist on Ovechkin’s 770th career goal, Evgeny Kuznetsov extended his point streak to a career-high nine games.
Jets 6, Blackhawks 4 — Jansen Harkins scored twice, Kyle Connor got his 39th goal of the season and Winnipeg beat Chicago.
Jonathan Toews, Dylan Strome, Taylor Raddysh and Philipp Kurashev each scored for Chicago. Patrick Kane set up the goals for Strome and Raddysh.
Sharks 4, Coyotes 2 — Noah Gregor had the go-ahead goal in the third period and added an assist to help San Jose rally past Arizona and snap a three-game losing streak.