76ers beat Kings 110-105
Nerlens Noel scored a season-high 20 points (16 in the paint), and the Philadelphia 76ers went on a 14-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 110-105.
It was tied at 59 when Jerami Grant’s 3-pointer put the 76ers ahead for good with 11:16 left in the third quarter. He scored 7 points and Isaiah Canaan made 2 3-pointers as they pulled away to a 73-61 lead with 8:42 left in the quarter.
The Kings got within 103-101 on Marco Belinelli’s 20-foot jumper with 3:01 to play, but Ish Smith answered with a floater, and the Kings got no closer.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Kings 12-8. Smith scored 5 of the 76ers’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Smith assisted on 6 of Noel’s 8 baskets.
For the Kings, Belinelli scored a season-high 28 points on 11 for 17 shooting off the bench, and DeMarcus Cousins added 21 points (13 at the free-throw line), 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Kings turned it over 22 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The 76ers’ starters outscored the Kings 38-21 in 13 minutes together. Omri Casspi and Cousins fouled out.