Malik Monk scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and the Sacramento Kings beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-119.
Keegan Murray’s floater put the Kings ahead for good with 3:10 left in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers got within 117-116 on Donovan Mitchell’s floater with 1:22 to play, but DeMar DeRozan answered with a 17-foot pull-up jumper, and the Cavaliers got no closer than 121-119.
Monk’s 2 free throws with 12.8 seconds left made it 123-119 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Cavaliers 16-12. DeRozan (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2024-25) scored 6 of the Kings’ 16 on 3 for 5 shooting. With 4:47 left, Devin Carter stole the ball from Mitchell, and his driving dunk off it put the Kings ahead 109-107.
DeRozan scored 27 points. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Cavaliers, Evan Mobley had 31 points (10 during a 12-0 run in the third quarter) and 10 rebounds on 13 for 18 shooting, and Mitchell added 26 points.
The Kings grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Cavaliers’ 8. The Kings outscored the Cavaliers 17-4 in 3 minutes with DeRozan, Lyles, Murray, Ellis and Carter on the floor together.