Kobe White scored 31 of his 35 points after the break to make up for a 19-point deficit and defeat the Sacramento Kings with a score of 128:116 as a guest in a regular season match of the National Basketball Association (NBA) of the United States and Canada, BTA reported.
White scored 13 of 14 attempts from the free throw line, while Kevin Huerter added 25 points, including five of nine three-point shots, and made another 7 assists and 4 steals. Nikola Vucevic scored a total of 24 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists.
Malik Monk scored 34 points for Sacramento – his best performance of the season, including making five 3-pointers. Trey Lyles contributed 22 points, and DeMar DeRozan finished with 22. With 1:56 left in the third quarter, DeRozan scored a 2-pointer, becoming the sixth active basketball player and 27th in NBA history to reach the 25,000-point mark.
Milwaukee prevailed on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers 118-89 behind 28 points and 7 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Gary Trent Jr. contributed 23 points, including six 3-pointers, and Kyle Kuzma added 2 points and 5 assists for the victory. Another Bucks star, Damian Lillard, missed the game with a calf injury. In the absence of LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reeves, the Lakers snapped their three-game winning streak. The team's top scorers were rookies Dalton Knecht and Bronny James, who each scored 17 points - the career-high of LeBron James' son.
Golden State defeated Toronto 117-114 in another NBA regular-season game, after Draymond Green scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and Jimmy Butler had a triple-double of 16 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.
Steph Curry played just 25 minutes in the game due to an injury and finished with 17 points. He fell hard on his back during a Warriors attack in the third quarter. Scotty Barnes led the visitors from Toronto with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Indiana defeated Brooklyn at home 105-99 in overtime. Benedict Maturin had 28 points and 16 rebounds for Indiana's third straight win, and Myles Turner, who missed the team's last 13 games with a hip injury, finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Charlotte defeated New York at home 115-98 in a game in which LaMelo Ball returned to the game and scored 25 points. Mark Williams contributed 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Miles Bridges chipped in with 15 points.