The Kings climbed into fifth place in the West (14-9) by defeating the third-place Thunder (15-8) 128-123. De Aaron Fox continued his great performances with 41 points, while Domantas Sabonis had an exuberant presence with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists. THE Sasha Vezenkov was used for 10 minutes and had 3 points on 1/4 threes and 4 rebounds. Cy Giljus-Alexander had a great performance for Oklahoma with 43 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds, but it wasn’t… enough.
The Kings are dialed in from deep!
Sasha hits the squad’s 16th triple of the night to help Sacramento take a 13-point 4th quarter lead ?? pic.twitter.com/3d90hGzQgE
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) December 15, 2023
In another western derby, the Timberwolves cruised past Dallas 119-101 with 27 points from Naz Reed off the bench and another 21 from Karl-Anthony Towns, who also had 17 rebounds. Luka Doncic’s 39 points and 13 rebounds weren’t enough for the Mavericks, who were playing without the injured Kyrie Irving.
The ascended ones Clippers handed the Warriors their third straight loss, 121-113 in LA. James Harden had 28 points, 15 assists, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks, while Kawhi Leonard had 27 points. Klay Thompson had 28 points for the losers, as Steph Curry had a bad night and was held to 17 on 5/17 shooting.
The Bulls pulled off a surprise 124-116 win over Miami taking advantage of the 33-8 they had at the beginning of the match. Kobe White led Chicago with 26 points and 11 assists, while Jimmy Butler had 20 points for the Heat, who were without Adebayo, Hero and Richardson.
The Nuggets they had no trouble getting to 124-101 over the Nets with Nikola Jokic posting his 115th career triple-double with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Celtics they did on 12/12 in Boston beating the Cavaliers 116-107 with 27 points from Jayson Tatum and 22 from Jaylen Brown.
Finally, the Jazz beat Portland 122-114 with 24 points from Simone Fontecchio, who was 5/5 from 3-point range.
Detailed results:
Celtics-Cavaliers 116-107
Hit-Bulls 116-124
Mavericks-Timberwolves 101-119
Nuggets-Nets 124-101
Blazers-Jazz 114-122
Kings-Thunder 128-123
Clippers-Warriors 121-113
Source: Sport Fm
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