Haliburton Helps Kings Topple Short-Handed Thunder 117-111

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 24 points and 10 assists, and the Sacramento Kings held disconnected the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-111 connected Tuesday night.

Buddy Hield added 21 points disconnected the seat for the Kings. Harrison Barnes scored 17 and De’Aaron Fox had 12 points and 8 assists.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points for the Thunder.

Earlier successful the day, Oklahoma City manager Mark Daigneault, rookie Josh Giddey and guardant Derrick Favors entered the NBA’s wellness and information protocols. Assistant manager Mike Wilks ran the squad successful Daigneault’s absence.

The Kings withstood a scoring flurry by the Thunder successful the 3rd quarter, built a 17-point pb aboriginal successful the 4th and made 3 escaped throws implicit the last 32 seconds to extremity a three-game losing streak.

Haliburton had 10 points successful the fourth, including a clutch 3-pointer aft Oklahoma City pulled to 106-96. It’s the 5th clip successful six games Haliburton has had astatine slightest 20 points and 10 assists.

Gilgeous-Alexander kept Oklahoma City adjacent and scored 15 points successful the last 12 minutes, but the short-handed Thunder had conscionable 2 players scope treble figures.

The Thunder started a lineup that included Isaiah Roby making his 2nd commencement of the play aft not playing 4 of the past 5 games owed to coach’s decision, and Paul Watson, who was making his 3rd vocation commencement and archetypal this season. Roby had 8 points and six rebounds, portion Watson scored 5 points.

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Sacramento led by 10 aboriginal successful the 3rd but Aaron Wiggins had 8 points arsenic portion of a 17-3 tally to springiness Oklahoma City the lead. The Kings scored the adjacent 13 points and led 87-71 going into the fourth.

TIP-INS

Thunder: Gabriel Deck made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to extremity the archetypal quarter. … Wiggins was called for a method foul successful the 2nd quarter.

Kings: Former No. 2 wide draught prime Marvin Bagley III started for the 2nd clip this play and had 9 points and 10 rebounds. … Damian Jones acceptable a vocation precocious with 14 rebounds.

UP NEXT

Thunder: Play the Suns successful Phoenix connected Wednesday. Oklahoma City has mislaid 3 consecutive to Phoenix, including 113-101 past Thursday.

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Kings: Face the Mavericks connected Wednesday for the archetypal of 2 games successful 3 days against Dallas astatine Golden 1 Center.