Kings stun Warriors up in tournament

2023.12.01

DeAaron Fox scored 29 points

The Kings advanced to the competition quarterfinals after finishing group play with a 4-0 record behind 29 points from DeAaron Fox. On Monday,

With 7.4 seconds remaining, Malik Monk made a tough 13-footer, and Stephen Curry was pressured into an off-target 37-footer at the buzzer. The Sacramento Kings defeated the visiting Golden State Warriors 124-123 on Tuesday to win West Group C of the NBA in-season tournament.

The Kings advanced to the competition quarterfinals after finishing group play with a 4-0 record behind 29 points from DeAaron Fox. On Monday, the New Orleans Pelicans will visit Sacramento.

With a win, the Warriors might have created a three-way tie at the top of the group, but instead they finished with a 2-2 record after Chris Paul and Gary Payton II suffered leg injuries in the game. Curry and Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points apiece for the Warriors.

Golden State had a 24-point lead at one point, but the second half saw them outscored 69-51.

Raptors 103, Nets 115

In the last game of group play in the NBA in-season tournament in New York, Brooklyn defeated Toronto behind 22 points from Mikal Bridges, which included the game-winning three-point play with 4:15 left.

The Nets won their third game in a row, but they lost 3-1 in Group C and were out of the competition. Although Brooklyn, Orlando, and Boston all had 3-1 final scores, the Nets fell to the Celtics in the point-differential tiebreaker.

With 23 points, Spencer Dinwiddie led the Nets, followed by Royce O’Neale and Cameron Johnson with 18. For Toronto, Scottie Barnes (17 points, 11 rebounds) and Pascal Siakam (17 points, 10 rebounds) each recorded a double-double.

e in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Randall Benton) | Photo Credit: AP

Malik Monk banked in a tough 13-footer with 7.4 seconds left, Stephen Curry was then harassed into an off-target 37-footer at the buzzer, and the Sacramento Kings won West Group C of the NBA in-season tournament with a 124-123 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.

DeAaron Fox scored 29 points as the Kings finished group play 4-0 to advance to the tournament quarterfinals. Sacramento will play host to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.

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Curry and Andrew Wiggins put up 29 points apiece for the Warriors, who could have forged a three-way tie atop the group with a win but instead finished 2-2 after losing Chris Paul and Gary Payton II to leg injuries during the game.

Golden State led by as many as 24 points but got outscored 69-51 in the second half.

Nets 115, Raptors 103

Mikal Bridges scored 22 points, including the tiebreaking three-point play with 4:15 remaining, as Brooklyn pulled away to beat Toronto in the final game of group play in the NBA in-season tournament in New York.

Despite winning their third straight and finishing 3-1 in Group C, the Nets were eliminated from the tournament. Brooklyn, Orlando and Boston finished 3-1, but the Nets lost the point-differential tiebreaker to the Celtics.

Spencer Dinwiddie led the Nets with 23 points, and Royce O’Neale and Cameron Johnson added 18. Pascal Siakam (17 points, 10 rebounds) and Scottie Barnes (17 points, 11 rebounds) each had a double-double for Toronto.

Celtics124, Bulls 97

After Boston defeated visiting Chicago in the last NBA in-season tournament group-play match for each club, East Group C was decided.

Boston needed to beat Chicago by at least 23 points and Brooklyn needed to beat Toronto by no more than 18 points on Tuesday in order to win Group C. The Celtics prevailed in a three-way tiebreaker over Brooklyn and Orlando thanks to the two outcomes.

With 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, Jaylen Brown led Boston, and Jayson Tatum added 21 points in the paint. The Bulls, who have dropped eight of their previous nine games and their last five, are led by Coby White and DeMar DeRozan, who each scored 19 points. Additionally, Chicago has lost its last seven away games.

Hornets 91, Knicks 115

With a convincing victory over the Charlotte Hornets, host New York secured a spot in the NBA in-season tournament’s knockout phase thanks to a double-double from Julius Randle.

After winning 3-1 in East Group B, the Knicks claimed the East’s wild-card berth. On December 5, they will play a quarterfinal matchup against Milwaukee, the winners of East Group B. On November 3, Milwaukee defeated the Knicks 110-105 in the teams’ first-round tournament match.

Tuesday, Randle finished with twenty rebounds and twenty points for the Knicks, who had won eight of their previous eleven games. Josh Hart, a fellow New York reserve, scored 17 points, while Immanuel Quickley scored 23 points. With eighteen points, Brandon Miller led the Hornets.

Heat 124, Bucks 131

The visiting Milwaukee Bucks beat Miami with a deficit of just 13 points in the fourth quarter, securing a trip to the NBA in-season tournament quarterfinals. Damian Lillard finished with 32 points.

Lillard also dished a team-high nine assists while Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 and grabbed 10 rebounds as Milwaukee won East Group B with a perfect 4-0 record in group play.

Miami, without Jimmy Butler (ankle) and Tyler Herro (ankle), among others, was led by Bam Adebayo with 31 points and 10 rebounds. The Heat finished 2-2 in tournament play and were eliminated.

Thunder 103, Timberwolves 106

In the second half, Anthony Edwards scored twenty-one points, but he left the game due to a hip injury. Minnesota held on to defeat Oklahoma City in Minneapolis.

Minnesota won for the 13th time in 17 games to begin the season, led by Rudy Gobert’s 17 points and 16 rebounds at the end. In Group C of the in-season tournament, the Timberwolves made progress, going 3-1, but were unable to move on.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City, which finished the tournament with a record of 1-3 after being eliminated from the tournament early on. Alexander scored 32 points. With 16 points and 8 rebounds, Chet Holmgren, a standout player in Minnesota high school, concluded the game.

Cavs 128 and Hawks 105

Cleveland defeated visiting Atlanta thanks to a game-high 40 points and 11 rebounds from Donovan Mitchell.

Cleveland finished the NBA in-season tournament with a 3-1 record in East Group A play, but that wasn’t enough to get them to the quarterfinals. Atlanta went 1-3 in group play.

For Cleveland, Darius Garland added eight assists and 19 points. Evan Mobley chipped in with 19 rebounds and 17 points. With 18 points apiece, Bogdan Bogdanovic and De’Andre Hunter led the Hawks.

Rockets 115, Mavericks 121

As Dallas rallied for a home victory against Houston in the NBA in-season tournament’s group-play finale, Kyrie Irving scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half, and Luka Doncic nearly recorded a 40-point triple-double.

Doncic led the Mavericks, who finished 2-2 in West Group B along with the Rockets, with 41 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists.

The Rockets, who would have advanced to the tournament quarterfinals with a victory, were led by Jabari Smith Jr. and Dillon Brooks, who each scored 16 points. Alperen Sengun finished with 31 points, nine rebounds, and six assists.

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