San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)

Putback dunk propels Kings

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Willie Cauley-Stein scored on a putback dunk with 16.1 seconds left and the Sacramento Kings held on to beat the visiting Indiana Pacers 111-110 on Saturday night. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 20 points and Cauley-Stein finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds to help the Kings end a four-game losing streak to the Pacers. Buddy Hield added 18 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Celtics 118, Timberwolv­es 109: Gordon Hayward had a season-high 30 points and added nine rebounds and eight assists, helping visiting Boston beat Minnesota for its third straight victory.

Raptors 106, Cavaliers 95: Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points, Fred VanVleet added 15 and visiting Toronto won its eighth straight game, despite missing All-Star guard Kyle Lowry, over Cleveland.

Rockets 121, Bulls 105: James Harden made six three-pointers and scored 30 points to lift host Houston.

Wizards 102, Nets 88: John Wall scored 30 points, Bradley Beal added 22 and host Washington handed Brooklyn its sixth straight loss.

Knicks 136, Bucks 134, OT: Emmanuel Mudiay scored 28 points and host New York outlasted Milwaukee in overtime. Rookie forward Kevin Knox had a career-high 26 points.

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