UNDATED (AP) — The Phoenix Suns are a little closer to wrapping up the No. 1 seed in the NBA’s Western Conference.
Landry Shamet nailed a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in overtime to put the Suns ahead to stay in a 127-124 win over the Kings. It was the fifth 3-pointer of the game for Shamet, who finished with 27 points.
Devin Booker scored 19 of his 31 points in the third quarter of the Suns’ fifth straight win.
Checking out Sunday’s other NBA action:
—Desmond Bane had 24 points and the Grizzlies overcame the absence of star Ja Morant with balanced scoring attack to crush the Rockets, 122-98. Bane was one of six Memphis players to score at least 13 points on a day Morant sat out with a sore knee. The Grizzlies took control with a 15-0 run in the fourth quarter, highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers by Jaren Jackson Jr.
— Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points and the Jazz opened a six-game road trip with a 108-93 victory over the Knicks. Jordan Clarkson came off the bench to score 18 of his 23 points in the first half for Utah. Rudy Gobert and Royce O’Neale each had 14 points in the win.
— The Raptors were 93-88 winners over the 76ers behind Pascal Siakam’s 26 points and 10 rebounds. Precious Achiuwa provided 21 points and Chris Boucher had 12 with 14 rebounds in Toronto’s sixth consecutive road win. Joel Embiid had 21 points and 13 rebounds for Philadelphia but shot only 6 of 20 overall from the floor.
— Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum each scored 30 points in leading the sizzling Boston Celtics to a 124-104 win over the Nuggets. Boston shot nearly 60% from the floor, sank 19 of 38 3-pointers and hit all 11 of its free throws. Nikola Jokic had 23 points for the Nuggets, who shot 39% from the floor, 33% from long-range.
— Keldon Johnson scored off a rebound of a missed free throw with three-tenths of a second left to give the Spurs a 110-108 victory over the Warriors. Josh Richardson led the Spurs with 25 points, and Dejounte Murray had 19. Jordan Poole scored 28 points, and Klay Thompson had 24 Golden State, which was playing its first game since losing Steph Curry to a left foot injury.
— Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Pelicans in a 117-112 win over the Hawks. CJ McCollum added 25 points and New Orleans won for the third time in four games despite being without leading scorer Brandon Ingram.
— Oshae Brissett dropped in 24 points and had nine rebounds as the Pacers clobbered the Trail Blazers, 129-98. Indiana had seven players score at least 10 points as Justin Anderson delivered 18, one more than backups Terry Taylor and Jalen Smith.
— Wendell Carter Jr. scored 10 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to help the Magic hand the Thunder their ninth straight loss, 90-85. Darius Bazley led Oklahoma City with 18 points, but the Thunder shot 32.6% overall and connected on just 13 of 48 3-point shots.
