Dennis Schroder swished a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in overtime to give the Sacramento Kings a dramatic 125-124 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
Schroder had 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds off the bench as Sacramento rebounded from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to halt a five-game losing streak.
DeMar DeRozan had 27 points and nine assists and Keegan Murray scored 26 for the Kings, who won for just the seventh time in 29 games this season. Russell Westbrook had 21 points and 13 rebounds and nailed a 3-pointer to force overtime with 14.2 seconds remaining.
Alperen Sengun scored 28 points and Kevin Durant added 24 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Houston, which fell in OT for the third time in four games to start this six-game road trip. The Rockets lost the other two to the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans.
Bulls 152, Hawks 150
Matas Buzelis scored a season-high 28 points and Chicago set a season mark for points scored as they edged host Atlanta.
Chicago led by seven points on Buzelis’ 3-pointer with 4:30 left, but the Bulls hit only 4 of 9 free throws in the final minute to give Atlanta a chance. The Bulls hung on when Trae Young missed a floater at the buzzer that would have tied the game.
Coby White added 21 points and Josh Giddey had 19 points and 12 assists for his 17th double-double. Atlanta lost despite getting 36 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists from Jalen Johnson and a season-high 35 points from Young.
Knicks 132, Heat 125
Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 47 points for host New York, which overcame a 10-point deficit to beat Miami.
Mikal Bridges had 24 points while Josh Hart (13 points, 10 rebounds) posted a double-double for the Knicks, who have won eight of nine counting their NBA Cup title game victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. OG Anunoby had 18 points while Jordan Clarkson added 10 points off the bench.
Kel’el Ware scored a career-high 28 points and just finished one short of his career high with 19 rebounds for the Heat, who have lost seven of eight. Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 23 points off the bench but missed a pair of late free throws as Miami tried mounting a comeback.
Nets 96, Raptors 81
Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Brooklyn withstood a rally by visiting Toronto to earn a victory.
Noah Clowney added 19 points and Egor Demin scored 16 for the Nets, who have won two of their past three. They had lost five in a row to the Raptors. Nic Claxton scored 12 points.
Brandon Ingram scored 19 points for the Raptors in the opener of a three-game road trip. Immanuel Quickley had 17 points and 10 assists for the Raptors, who have lost two straight. Scottie Barnes was held to six points.
Spurs 124, Wizards 113
De’Aaron Fox racked up 27 points and Luke Kornet scored 12 of his 20 points in fourth quarter to help San Antonio outlast host Washington.
Kornet also had 12 rebounds. Stephon Castle had 18 points and 11 assists for the Spurs while Victor Wembanyama — coming off the bench for the fifth straight game — added 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Bub Carrington led the Wizards with 21 points while rookie Tre Johnson tied a career high with 19 points. Tristan Vukcevic added 18 points, CJ McCollum had 15 and Kyshawn George scored 14.
Timberwolves 103, Bucks 100
Anthony Edwards scored 24 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 18 points and Minnesota rallied for a win over Milwaukee in Minneapolis.
Rudy Gobert finished with 11 points and a team-high 18 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who won for the fourth time in the past five games. Julius Randle added 12 points and seven boards.
Kevin Porter Jr. finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to top the Bucks, who led by 16 points early in the second half. Ryan Rollins scored 16 points off the bench, and both Bobby Portis (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Kyle Kuzma (12 points, 10 rebounds) finished with double-doubles.
