Donovan Mitchell had 29 points, Max Strus added 22 and the host Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Sacramento Kings 136-110 on Monday night for their sixth straight win and 14th in 15 games.
The Cavs are a league-best 19-4 since Dec. 16 — when starters Darius Garland and Evan Mobley went down indefinitely with injuries — and they have climbed to No. 3 overall in the Eastern Conference.
Cleveland matched a season high with 23 3-pointers in winning its ninth straight home game and eighth in nine against teams from the West.
At the moment, it doesn’t matter who the Cavs are facing. They’re clicking on all cylinders offensively and are healthy after being without Garland (broken jaw) and Mobley (knee surgery) for six weeks.
Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis had 12 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists for his 15th triple-double this season, tying him with Denver’s Nikola Jokic for the league lead. Harrison Barnes added 22 and De’Aaron Fox had 19 as the Kings finished 5-2 on a season-long trip.
Jarrett Allen had 19 points and Mobley added 11 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists in his fourth game back since undergoing surgery last month.
WARRIORS 109, NETS 98 >> Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Jonathan Kuminga added 28 points and 10 rebounds, and visiting Golden State shook off a poor start to beat Brooklyn.
The Warriors outscored the Nets 66-49 in the second half, even while going just 4 for 22 from behind the arc in the game — with all the makes by Curry.
Cam Thomas scored 18 points but shot 4 for 21 for the Nets, who had won three of four. Nic Claxton added 15 points and a career-high seven blocked shots before being ejected in the fourth quarter for a flagrant foul against Brandin Podziemski, who had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
PELICANS 138, RAPTORS 100 >> Brandon Ingram made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored 41 points, and host New Orleans routed Toronto. Ingram hit 16 of 21 shots and also dished out nine assists in 30 minutes. He capped his performance by hitting five straight 3s at the end of the third.
CJ McCollum scored 20 points for the Pelicans, who won their third straight and sent the Raptors to their eighth loss in nine games.
Gradey Dick scored 22 points for the Raptors.
MAVERICKS 118, 76ERS 102 >> Kyrie Irving had 23 points and eight assists and Luka Doncic scored 19 points as visiting Dallas beat Philadelphia. Josh Green scored 20 points for the Mavericks.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 19 points, Tobias Harris had 17 and Tyrese Maxey 15 for the Sixers, who fell to 4-11 without injured MVP Joel Embiid, who’s set for knee surgery this week.
ALL-STAR WEEKEND EVENTS TO BE PLAYED ON LED COURT >> For the first time, the NBA will play on glass.
Part of All-Star weekend in Indianapolis — including the entire All-Star Saturday Night lineup — will be played on a state-of-the-art, full video LED court that will be installed at Lucas Oil Stadium, the league said Monday.
That means the skills competition, the 3-point contest, the slam dunk competition and the shooting matchup between Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu will take place on the glass floor on Feb. 17, as will the celebrity game on Feb. 16. The actual All-Star Game itself on Feb. 18 will remain on a wooden court.