DE’AARON Fox saved five of his 15 points for the second overtime, Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double and the Sacramento Kings outlasted the Orlando Magic 138-135 on Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila).
Held to 10 points in the first 53 minutes, Fox connected twice from the interior in the second overtime, the final time breaking the game’s last tie with 58.1 seconds left. He then hit one of two free throws with 13.6 seconds remaining for the final margin of victory as the Kings won for the third time in four games by overcoming a career-best, 43-point night from Orlando’s Paolo Banchero.
The Magic also lost Franz Wagner to a sprained right ankle in the sixth minute.
Sabonis finished with 22 points, 23 rebounds and 12 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season and the eighth 20-point, 20-board game of his career. It was his first career triple-double that included at least 20 points and 20 rebounds.
In other games, it was the Heat 110, Lakers 96; Cavs 140, Wizards 101; Rockets 112, Nets 101; Clippers 131, Suns 122; Pacers 142, Bucks 130
Hawks 141, Thunder 138; Knicks 116, Bulls 100; Raptors 116, Grizzlies 111; Mavs 126, Blazers 97; Jazz 154, Pistons 148 (OT); and Pelicans 117, Wolves 106.
Heat 110, Lakers 96
Tyler Herro scored 21 points and rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 16 points as visiting Miami turned solid early defense into a victory over Los Angeles to end a two-game road skid.
Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo each scored 15 points for Miami, who had eight players score in double figures. Kevin Love had 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat.
Duncan Robinson had 13 points as the Heat split their two games at Los Angeles this season after losing 121-104 to the Clippers on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).
Anthony Davis scored 29 points with 17 rebounds and Austin Reaves added 24 points as the Lakers lost their third consecutive game as they continue to struggle after their title in the NBA in-season tournament last month.
Cavs 140, Wizards 101
Jarrett Allen’s dunk just over nine minutes into the game gave host Cleveland the lead for good, and Max Strus, Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert all eclipsed the 20-point mark in a romp over Washington.
Cleveland shot 53.5 percent overall and made 47.6 percent of its 3-pointers en route to its season-high point total and largest margin of victory of the campaign.
Kyle Kuzma had a team-high 16 points for the Wizards, who allowed at least 140 points for the seventh time this season.
