The Mercury News

MONDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

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Kings 109, Pistons 104:

DeMarcus Cousins had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Sacramento snapped a five-game losing streak. Ty Lawson added 19 points.

Thunder 97, Jazz 95:

Russell Westbrook hit a pullup jumper with 1.4 seconds left, and Oklahoma City stopped Utah’s six-game winning streak. Westbrook finished with 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 22nd triple-double of the season. Alec Burks missed the final shot for Utah as time expired.

Wizards 109, Hornets 99:

John Wall had 24 points and seven assists, and Markieff Morris added 23 points and eight rebounds to lead Washington. Otto Porter Jr. had 14 points and 13 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. Kemba Walker had 21 points to lead Charlotte.

Spurs 112, Nets 86:

Patty Mills scored 20 points, LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 and San Antonio won without Kawhi Leonard, who has a sore left hand, and three other regulars. Pau Gasol (broken bone, left hand) and Tony Parker (sore left foot) didn’t even make the road trip, while Manu Ginobili was scheduled for a night off but couldn’t have played anyway because of back spasms.

The Nets said Monday that Jeremy Lin will miss three to five weeks after aggravatin­g his strained left hamstring, an injury that has sidelined him most of the season.

Clippers 115, Hawks 105:

Austin Rivers scored 27 points, and Jamal Crawford broke out of a shooting slump with 19, leading Los Angeles over Atlanta. Kent Bazemore led Atlanta with 25 points.

Bucks 127, Rockets 114:

Giannis Antetokoun­mpo scored 31 points, Jabari Parker had 28, and Milwaukee snapped a fivegame losing streak. James Harden just missed a tripledoub­le with 26 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds for Houston,

Pelicans 124, Cavaliers 122:

Terrence Jones filled in brilliantl­y for injured All-Star Anthony Davis, scoring 36 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and blocking LeBron James’ dunk attempt in the fourth quarter. Kyrie Irving scored 49 for Cleveland, and James had 26 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.

Knicks 109, Pacers 103:

Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points and broke a tie with a turnaround baseline jumper with 23.4 seconds left to lift New York over Indiana. Paul George led Indiana with 31 points.

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