


HOUSTON >> DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and the Sacramento Kings overcome an early injury to Domantas Sabonis for their third straight victory, 113-103 over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night.
Zach LaVine added 20 points for Sacramento. The Kings had a 13-3 run to push their advantage to 97-85 with 10 minutes remaining. LaVine and Keon Ellis had 3-pointers in that stretch and DeRozan scored the last five points.
Sabonis, who entered the game averaging 19.9 points and 14.4 rebounds, left about a minute into the game with a hamstring injury and didn’t return. He was running down the court when he pulled up and grabbed his left hamstring.
Wizards 113, Hornets 100 >> Khris Middleton and Bilal Coulibaly each scored 17 points and Washington defeated Charlotte in a matchup of the NBA’s two worst teams.
Pistons 115, Nets 94 >> Cade Cunningham broke out of a slump by scoring nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and Detroit pulled away to beat Brooklyn.
Tobias Harris, Malik Beasley and Jalen Duren all scored 18 points for the Pistons, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped by the Nuggets.
Spurs 130, Grizzlies 128 >> De’Aaron Fox broke a tie with a 20-footer with 2.6 seconds left for the last of his 20 points and San Antonio beat Memphis.
Memphis center Jaren Jackson Jr. had tied it with 22.3 seconds left on a 3-pointer that banked in, setting the stage for Fox’s final basket.
Bucks 132, Mavericks 117 >> Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Damian Lillard scored 28 and Milwaukee beat Dallas.
Gary Trent Jr. added 20 points as the Bucks won for the sixth time in seven games, surging into fourth place in the East.
Kyrie Irving scored 31 points for the short-handed Mavericks.