The Sacramento Kings beat Toronto Raptors 96-91 at the Air Canada Centre on Sunday. DeMarcus Cousins scored 22 points and 14 rebounds with Rudy Gay smashing 23 points against his former team in a stellar show. Gay took nine points in the fourth quarter as the Kings snapped a four-game losing streak. DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 23 points, the first time this season was under 30. Kyle Lowry took 15 points and 11 assists as well, who were on a three-game winning streak.
LA Lakers extend their winning streak
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns 119-108 extending their winning streak to three, at the Staples Center. Nick Young once again led the Lakers with 22 points and seven rebounds. Julius Randle too put up a stellar show with 18 points. Jordan Clarkson also had 18 points, 10 in the fourth period, which saw the Suns stage a comeback to close the gap 93-92. However, the Lakers regrouped to take the game away from the Suns to win the game.
Results:
New York Knicks 109 lost to Utah Jazz 114
Memphis Grizzlies 94 lost to Portland Trail Blazers 100
Toronto Raptors 91 lost to Sacramento Kings 96
Dallas Mavericks 86 beat Milwaukee Bucks 75
Boston Celtics 107 lost to Denver Nuggets 123
LA Lakers 119 beat Phoenix Suns 108
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