NBA roundup: Kings’ De’Aaron Fox scores 60 in OT loss

Anthony Edwards scored seven of his 36 points in overtime and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame De’Aaron Fox’s 60-point performance to beat the Sacramento Kings 130-126 in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

Fox shot 22-for-35 from the field and 6-for-10 from 3-point range for Sacramento, which rallied from a 20-point third-quarter deficit to force overtime.

Fox’s 60 points set a franchise record and surpassed Jack Twyman’s 59 points for the Cincinnati Royals on January 15, 1960. Fox is the 13th player in NBA history to score at least 60 points in a loss.

Randle scored 26 points for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Domantas Sabonis 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Kings, who have lost three of their last five.

Cavaliers 144, Bulls 126

Donovan Mitchell had 37 points and Darius Garland had 29 as host Cleveland became the sixth team in NBA history to open a 14-game season by beating Chicago.

Mitchell also had seven boards in the Cavaliers’ NBA Cup victory. Jarrett Allen finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and reserve Caris LeVert scored 22.

Coby White scored a team-high 29 points for the Bulls, who hit 20 of 42 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic contributed 25 points and eight rebounds, and Patrick Williams recorded 17 points and nine assists.

Lakers 120, Spurs 115

Anthony Davis scored 40 points and added 12 rebounds, and LeBron James scored Los Angeles’ final four points and recorded his fourth consecutive triple-double as the visiting Lakers outlasted San Antonio in an NBA Cup game.

James finished with 15 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists as the Lakers won their fourth straight game. Austin Reaves added 19 points.

Victor Wembanyama paced the Spurs with 28 points and 14 rebounds. Stephon Castle added 22 points and Chris Paul had 11 points and 11 assists.

Knicks 124, Nets 122

Jalen Brunson sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left for host New York, which squandered a 21-point lead before taking on Brooklyn in NBA Cup action.

Dennis Schroder’s 3-pointer with 12 seconds left gave the Nets their first lead since the first quarter. After a timeout, Brunson — who finished with 37 points — took an inbounds pass from Mikal Bridges and matched Dorian Finney-Smith before lofting a shot that found nothing but net.

Cam Thomas scored 12 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter for the Nets, who outscored the Knicks 40-24 in the final 12 minutes before dropping their Group A opener. The Knicks improved to 2-0 in the NBA Cup.

Stamps 99, Raptors 95

Cade Cunningham had 15 points and 10 assists and visiting Detroit defeated Toronto in an NBA Cup game.

Malik Beasley added a team-high 20 points for the Pistons, who have won their first two games of the postseason following their 123-121 overtime victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday.

Jakob Poeltl had a season-best 25 points, grabbed 19 rebounds and had three blocked shots for the Raptors, who have lost their first two tournament games and six straight overall. RJ Barrett added 22 points.

Heat 124, Pacers 111

Bam Adebayo scored 30 points and Kevin Love scored all 15 of his points in the third quarter as Miami topped host Indiana in NBA Cup action.

Love scored 13 straight points early in the third quarter as the Heat opened the second half with a 28-12 run, stretching a six-point lead to 22 before midway through the third quarter. The Pacers never got closer than 10 points.

Obi Toppin scored 21 points off the bench and Tyrese Haliburton added 18 points and eight assists for Indiana, which has lost three of its last four games. The Heat had lost four of their previous five games.

Warriors 123, Grizzlies 118

Buddy Hield had a team-high 18 points and nine teammates scored at least eight apiece as Golden State beat Memphis in an NBA Cup game in San Francisco.

Moses Moody had 14 points, while Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins and Stephen Curry each had 13 for Golden State, which improved to 2-0 in the NBA Cup. Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. was the game’s leading scorer with 32 points.

Golden State led 74-67 with about five minutes left in the third quarter, but then Curry, Brandin Podziemski and Hield buried 3-pointers in a period-ending 19-11 run that opened a 15-point advantage.

Hawks 129, Wizards 117

Dyson Daniels scored 25 points to help lead Atlanta over visiting Washington in the NBA Cup pool.

De’Andre Hunter added 22 points off the bench as the Hawks won their second straight East Group C game. Jalen Johnson had 18 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, while Trae Young added 18 points and nine assists.

Playing in its first NBA Cup game, the Wizards lost their seventh straight overall. Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 24 points and nine rebounds. Jordan Poole contributed 22 points and Alexandre Sarr had 20 points.

Magic 98, 76ers 86

Franz Wagner scored 31 points and the Orlando Magic went on a 9-0 run late in the fourth quarter to rally past visiting Philadelphia in NBA Cup group play.

Orlando limited the Sixers to 40.3 percent shooting from the floor in the game and forced 18 turnovers, which the Magic converted into 24 points.

Wagner had 11 rebounds and added six assists for Orlando, which has won five straight. Rookie Jared McCain led Philadelphia in scoring for the second straight game with 29 points. He shot 5 of 10 from 3-point range.

Rockets 125, Clippers 104

Jabari Smith Jr. scored a season-high 28 points and Alperen Sengun recorded his fifth career triple-double as Houston swept back-to-back home games against Los Angeles.

The contest was the opening of the NBA Cup group stage for both teams. Smith shot 11-for-17 from the floor and drained a career-high five 3-pointers, all in the first half. He grabbed 11 rebounds to pace the Rockets, who led wire-to-wire en route to their sixth win in seven games.

The Clippers’ James Harden scored a team-high 21 points and tied Ray Allen for second in NBA history in career 3-pointers. Harden’s third trey of the game, late in the first quarter, was the 2,973rd. in his career. He missed four more attempts the rest of the game.

Thunder 99, Sun 83

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points to lead host Oklahoma City past Phoenix in an NBA Cup game.

Luguentz Dort scored 15 points for the Thunder and Jalen Williams added 14. Even in the absence of Chet Holmgren, one of the league’s best shot blockers, who is out with a broken hip, Oklahoma City finished with 11 blocks.

Playing without Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Grayson Allen, Phoenix struggled to generate offense. Josh Okogie posted a team-high 15 points as the Suns shot a season-low 29.3 percent from the floor.

Pelicans 101, Nuggets 94

Brandon Ingram scored 29 points and host New Orleans ended a six-game losing streak by snapping Denver’s five-game winning streak in a matchup of shorthanded teams.

Brandon Boston Jr. added 19 points and Trey Murphy III scored 17 for the Pelicans, who played the NBA Cup game without six of their top eight players.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 24 points, Peyton Watson had 18, Jamal Murray had 16 and Christian Braun 15 for the Nuggets. Nikola Jokic, who has four consecutive triple-doubles, missed the game for personal reasons.

— Field level media