TUESDAY’S OTHER NBA GAMES
TUESDAY’S OTHER NBA GAMES
Kings 101, 76ers 95
PHILADELPHIA
Zach Randolph scored 27 points and Buddy Hield added 24 to lead the Sacramento Kings to a victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Frank Mason III added 16 points for the Kings, who came back from a 16-point second-half deficit. Ben Simmons had 13 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for slumping Philadelphia, which lost for the seventh time in eight games while playing without center Joel Embiid for the second straight night due to a back injury. Robert Covington led the 76ers with 17 points.
Wizards 116, Pelicans 106
WASHINGTON
Bradley Beal scored 26 points, Mike Scott had a season-high 24 and the Washington Wizards beat the New Orleans Pelicans. John Wall added 18 points and 10 assists, helping Washington win for the third time in four games. Marcin Gortat had 10 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots. New Orleans got another big game from Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, but the Pelicans dropped their second straight after alternating losses and wins in their first nine games in December. Davis scored 37 points, and Cousins finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds.
Associated Press