(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Tuesday’s National Basketball Association games.
Kings 106, Lakers 98
Darren Collison and DeMarcus Cousins scored 22 points apiece, sparking the Sacramento Kings to a 106-98 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
Rudy Gay added 20 points and eight rebounds for the Kings, who beat the Lakers for the seventh consecutive time. Sacramento (26-40) also swept the regular-season series with the Lakers (14-54) for the first time in 54 seasons.
Magic 116, Nuggets 110
Guard Evan Fournier matched his career high with 30 points Tuesday night, leading the Orlando Magic to a 116-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets at the Amway Center.
Reserve center Jason Smith scored a season-high 25 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter to hold off a late charge by the Nuggets. Victor Oladipo had 23 points and six assists. Aaron Gordon scored 16 points. Brandon Jenning, in his first Magic start, had 12 points and a game-high 11 assists.
Pacers 103, Celtics 98
Paul George scored 25 points and the Indiana Pacers pulled away during the final 7:43 on Tuesday night for a 103-98 victory over the Boston Celtics.
Two George Hill free throws with 7:43 to play began a 6-0 Pacers run and the Celtics (39-28) never led again. It was only the fourth time in the past 30 games that Boston was held below 100 points.
Nets 131, 76ers 114
Bojan Bogdanovic set one franchise record and matched another when he scored a career-high 44 points in the Brooklyn Nets’ 131-114 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.
Bogdanovic had the most points by a Nets player in Brooklyn, surpassing Deron Williams’ 42-point game on March 8, 2013, against Washington.
Raptors 107, Bucks 89
Kyle Lowry scored 25 points and handed out 11 assists as the Toronto Raptors got back to their winning ways and swept the season series from the Milwaukee Bucks with a 107-89 victory Tuesday night at the Bradley Center.
Lowry scored 20 in the first half as the Raptors took advantage of a punchless Milwaukee second unit. Toronto led by eight after Lowry drained a 3-pointer with 6:33 left in the second quarter.
Spurs 108, Clippers 87
Kawhi Leonard poured in 20 points to lead five San Antonio players in double figures as the Spurs turned a close game into a rout in the fourth quarter and walloped the Los Angeles Clippers 108-87 Tuesday night.
The Spurs (57-10) led by just a point heading to the final quarter but ran away from Los Angeles in the first four minutes of the period and never looked back.
