Westbrook passes Magic Johnson for 7th place in career assists as Kings beat Mavericks 113107 The December 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM 0 Dallas Mavericks forward Daniel Gafford dunks the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 21 points and moved past Magic Johnson for seventh place on the NBA's career assists list while leading the Sacramento Kings to a 113107 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
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Dallas Mavericks forward Daniel Gafford dunks the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 21 points and moved past Magic Johnson for seventh place on the NBA's career assists list while leading the Sacramento Kings to a 113-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
Westbrook grabbed five rebounds, and his nine assists gave him 10,149 — eight more than Johnson.
The 37-year-old Westbroook also moved within nine points of tying Dominique Wilkins for 19th on the NBA's scoring chart while propelling Sacramento to its third victory in 13 games.
Dallas got within 111-107 with nine seconds remaining before DeMar DeRozan made two free throws to seal it.
Keon Ellis hit five 3-pointers and had 21 points, Maxime Raynaud added 19 points and Dennis Schroder scored 10. Rookie guard Nique Clifford had eight points and nine rebounds off the bench to help the Kings (8-23) to their fourth consecutive win over the Mavericks.
Cooper Flagg had 23 points, six rebounds and five assists but also committed five turnovers for Dallas (12-21). P.J. Washington had 17 points and four blocks, and Klay Thompson scored 14 points.
MAGIC 127, NUGGETS 126
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Black scored a career-high 38 points, Desmond Bane made two free throws with 6.9 seconds left and Orlando overcame another huge triple-double by Nikola Jokic to beat Denver.
Jokic had 34 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists, his 180th triple-double and 16th of the season. Two nights after finishing with 56 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists in a Christmas overtime victory over Minnesota, he pulled within one of Oscar Robertson for second on the NBA's career triple-doubles list.
Jamal Murray scored 24 points for Denver, but missed a long jump shot at the horn after Bane's free throws completed Orlando's comeback from a 17-point deficit.
Bane scored 15 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for the Magic, who shot 67.4% in the second half.
SUNS 123, PELICANS 114
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Devin Booker scored 20 points, including two clutch jumpers down the stretch, and Phoenix beat New Orleans for a two-game sweep of their back-to-back set.
Booker led seven Suns in double figures. Dillon Brooks had 18 points, Collin Gillespie scored 17, Jordan Goodwin added 16 and Royce O'Neale finished with 15.
Trey Muphy III had 24 points for the Pelicans, and Zion Williamson scored 22 off the bench on 8-of-11 shooting. Rookie center Derik Queen had 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Jeremiah Fears scored 18 and Saddiq Bey finished with 17.
The game got chippy in the third quarter after New Orleans went on a 12-2 run to cut the deficit to 73-71. Following a whistle, Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and Phoenix center Mark Williams exchanged punches. Both were ejected.
ROCKETS 117, CAVALIERS 100
HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 30 points in three quarters to lead Houston to an easy 1win over Cleveland.
The Rockets won their second straight after they lost four of their previous five games.
Durant, who also had seven assists and four rebounds, didn't play in the fourth quarter with Houston up by 27 points after three.
The Cavaliers cut the lead to 12 on a basket by Darius Garland with about seven minutes left in the third quarter before Houston used a 15-0 run to make it 85-58 about two minutes later. After a dunk by Durant in that stretch, Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson received a technical for yelling at the officials and Durant made the free throw.
Jabari Smith Jr. capped the run with a 3-pointer before Dean Wade made a 3 to give the Cavaliers their first points in more than four minutes.
Reserve Jaylon Tyson had 23 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell added 16 points on 7-for-17 shooting for the Cavaliers, who dropped a second straight game and their fifth in the last seven games.
HEAT 142, PACERS 116
MIAMI (AP) — Andrew Wiggins and Jaime Jaquez Jr. each scored 28 points, and Miami ran away in the fourth quarter to Indiana.
Norman Powell scored 23 for the Heat, who won for the second consecutive night. Miami outscored Indiana 44-22 in the final quarter, after leading 98-94 going into the last 12 minutes.
Miami had 83 points in the second half, and had a 60-23 edge in bench scoring.
Nikola Jovic scored 19 for Miami, with the Heat outscoring Indiana by 35 points in his 25 minutes. The Heat scored at least 140 points for the sixth time this season and seventh time in 2025, after reaching 140 points seven times — combined — from 1988 through 2024.
Indiana's Aaron Nesmith returned after missing 19 games with a shoulder injury. He scored nine points in 19 minutes.
BUCKS 112, BULLS 103
CHICAGO (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points in his return from an eight-game absence, and Milwaukee snapped Chicago's five-game winning streak.
The two-time MVP, who had been sidelined by a right calf strain, added eight rebounds in his first game since Dec. 3. He played 25 minutes, which coach Doc Rivers saying before the game that the forward would have his minutes restricted.
Ryan Rollins scored 20 points and Bobby Portis added 17 points and 10 rebounds for Milwaukee, which had dropped six of eight.
Up 95-94 with about five minutes to play, Milwaukee got 3-pointers from Rollins and AJ Green during an 8-0 run that gave it some breathing room. The Bulls never got closer than three the rest of the night.
Nikola Vucevic and Coby White each scored 16 points and Josh Giddey added 13 for Chicago.
NETS 123, TIMBERWOLVES 107
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 30 points in his return after missing 20 games with a left hamstring strain, and Brooklyn beat Minnesota.
Michael Porter Jr. added 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets, who had six players score in double figures. Brooklyn (10-19) has won four of five and five of seven.
The Nets, who improved to 7-3 in December, are allowing an NBA-low 103.1 points per game this month.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota (20-12) with 28 points, but the Timberwolves dropped back-to-back games for the third time this season. Minnesota lost 142-138 in overtime Thursday at Denver.
JAZZ 127, SPURS 114
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 29 points, Keyonte George added 28 points and Utah held on to beat San Antonio, snapping the Spurs' league-high eight-game winning streak.
San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama marked his return to the starting lineup with 32 points, seven rebounds, five blocks and three assists in 27 minutes and 42 seconds. It was Wembanyama's first start since Nov. 14 against Golden State, when he suffered a strained left calf that led to a 12-game absence.
Utah has beaten two of the top three teams in the NBA on successive nights after knocking off Eastern Conference-leading Detroit 131-129 on Friday.
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 17 points and Jusuf Nurkic added 16 for the Jazz, who have won two straight after four consecutive losses.
Keldon Johnson added 27 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio and Stephon Castle had 20 points
KNICKS 128, HAWKS 125
ATLANTA (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 36 points with 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson had 34 points and New York survived Atlanta's late comeback attempt to beat the Hawks.
The Hawks lost their sixth straight to wrap up a crushing 0-5 homestand. Atlanta is 5-11 overall at home.
Towns made 17 of 18 free throws while helping the Knicks take a dominant 56-38 advantage in rebounds.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who scored 25 points, had a steal and basket with 48 seconds remaining to give the Hawks a 125-124 lead. OG Anunoby made two free throws as the Knicks reclaimed the lead and, after he stole the ball following Trae Young's pass, padded the lead with two more free throws.
Onyeka Okongwu led the Hawks with 31 points and 14 rebounds. Jalen Johnson recorded his 13th consecutive double-double with 20 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds before fouling out in the final minute.
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