NBA roundup: Kings snap Celtics' 10-game streak

Buddy Hield led all scorers with 35 points and hit seven 3-pointers, as the
Kings won for the fifth time in seven games. Nemanja Bjelica (12 points, 14
rebounds) and Bogdan Bogdanovic (12 points, 10 assists) each had
double-doubles.

Jaylen Brown led six Celtics in double figures with 18 points, and Daniel
Theis had 10 rebounds to go with his 14 points. Boston lost for the first time
since its season opener Oct. 23.

The game featured 24 lead changes and nine ties. After Marcus Smart was
assessed a loose ball foul on a scrum under the net that withstood a coach's
challenge, Holmes put Sacramento up for good with his two makes.

Nuggets 131, Grizzlies 114

Jamal Murray contributed a dunk and two assists to a 15-0, second-quarter
flurry that erased a deficit and propelled Denver to a romp at Memphis.

Murray finished with 39 points and eight assists for the Nuggets, who won for
the sixth time in their last seven games. Jaren Jackson Jr. paced Memphis with
22 points.

Paul Millsap and Will Barton capped the 15-0 burst with hoops that made it
53-40 with 4:34 remaining in the half. Denver extended its lead to as many as
25 in the second period and never allowed the Grizzlies closer than 17 in the
second half.

76ers 114, Cavaliers 95

Tobias Harris scored 27 points on 12-of-14 shooting, Joel Embiid added 14
points and Philadelphia led for all but a few minutes in a win at Cleveland.

James Ennis III contributed 14 points and Furkan Korkmaz had 13 for the
Sixers, who snapped a two-game losing streak overall and a five-game road
skid. Al Horford had 11 points, and Ben Simmons had 10 points and 11 assists.

Collin Sexton led the Cavs with 17 points, while Jordan Clarkson added 15.
Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love had 12 points each for the Cavaliers, who have
dropped three in a row.

Magic 125, Wizards 121

Nikola Vucevic collected 30 points and 17 rebounds to record his 10th
double-double of the season as host Orlando posted a victory over Washington.

Vucevic shot 11 of 14, and Evan Fournier highlighted his 25-point performance
with five 3-pointers for the Magic, who have won three in a row. Markelle
Fultz made all six of his shots in the first half and finished with a
season-high 19 points.

Bradley Beal followed up consecutive 44-point performances by scoring 34, and
C.J. Miles added 21 for the Wizards, who lost for just the fifth time in their
last 25 meetings with Orlando.

Pelicans 108, Warriors 100

JJ Redick scored 26 points, and Jrue Holiday added 22 as host New Orleans
handed Golden state its seventh straight loss.

Rookie Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 19, Nicolo Melli had 16, rookie Jaxson
Hayes had 10 points and 10 rebounds and E'Twaun Moore added 10 points as the
Pelicans prevailed in a meeting of two young teams with the worst records in
the Western Conference.

New Orleans entered the game with three wins, and Golden State had two, one of
which was a 134-123 triumph in New Orleans on Oct. 28. Rookie Eric Paschall
scored 30, rookie Ky Bowman had 19, Glenn Robinson III had 14, and Marquese
Chriss 10 to lead the Warriors.

--Field Level Media