LOS ANGELES — Willie Cauley-Stein scored on a put-back with 1.8 seconds remaining, allowing the Sacramento Kings to stun the Los Angeles Clippers 98-97 at Staples Center on Sunday.
Darren Collison scored 19 points to lead the Kings, who trailed by as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter. Sacramento rookie guard Buddy Hield, who hit two clutch 3-pointers in the rally, and forward Anthony Tolliver each had 15 points.
DeAndre Jordan collected 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, while Chris Paul had 17 points and nine assists. Blake Griffin also scored 17 points.
The loss prevented the Clippers from pulling into a tie with the idle Utah Jazz for fourth place in the Western Conference.
Hornets 120, Suns 106
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kemba Walker had 31 points and nine assists to lead Charlotte.
The Hornets pounced on the Suns quickly, racing to leads of 17-1, 22-3 and 30-7 before eventually leading 38-18 after one quarter. The Hornets went on to lead by as many as 25 in what was their second wire-to-wire victory of the season.
Charlotte has won four of its last five and continues to hang around in the Eastern Conference playoff race with nine games remaining.
Nets 107, Hawks 92
ATLANTA — Veterans Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez combined for 42 points to help Brooklyn outlast short-handed and struggling Atlanta, handing it a seventh straight loss.
Lopez had 23 points and seven rounds and Lin scored 19 points, his most since getting a season-high 24 on March 14. Lin added eight assists, two steals and four rebounds for the Nets.
Brooklyn won for the third time in four games, improved to 8-8 in March and broke a five-game losing streak in Atlanta.
Rockets 137, Thunder 125
HOUSTON — Lou Williams paced a quartet of 20-point scorers for the Rockets in a win over Oklahoma City. Williams finished with 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting, hitting 7 of 8 3-pointers to help carry the Rockets to their third win in four meetings with the Thunder this season.
Aid came in the form of guards James Harden (22 points, 12 assists) and Eric Gordon (24 points on 4-of-9 3-point shooting), and forward Trevor Ariza, who made 9 of 11 shots while also chipping in 24 points. Houston shot a robust 63.3 percent from the floor.
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook recorded his league-leading 36th triple-double. He finished with 39 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.
Bulls 109, Bucks 94
MILWAUKEE — Nikola Mirotic hit six 3-pointers and scored 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting for the Bulls.
Jimmy Butler scored 20 points while adding 14 of the Bulls’ 33 assists. Robin Lopez and Rajon Rondo each scored 18 points for Chicago, with the latter adding nine rebounds and nine assists.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 22 points.