CLEVELAND (AP) 鈥� Harrison Barnes scored 20 points and Domantas Sabonis had 18 points, 18 rebounds and six assists as the Sacramento Kings rallied for a 106-95 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
Kevin Huerter made two 3-pointers in 56 seconds late in the fourth quarter, fueling a 19-0 game-ending run by Sacramento. The Cavaliers took their largest lead at 95-87 on Cedi Osman鈥檚 layup with 4:50 left, but were held scoreless on their final 10 possessions.
鈥淭hat was a big, big, big-time win for us,鈥� Kings coach Mike Brown said. 鈥淲hen you get a win like that on the road, that鈥檚 a sign you have a really good team. Now, I hope I鈥檓 not jumping the gun on that, but this was my favorite game of the season.鈥�
Caris LeVert had 22 points, six rebounds and six assists for Cleveland, which had its seven-game home winning streak snapped. Darius Garland added 19 points, six assists and six turnovers as fellow All-Star Donovan Mitchell did not play because of a sore right leg.
Kings guard De鈥橝aron Fox, averaging 22.8 points and 5.6 assists, was held out because of a sore right foot. Brown said he sat Fox as a precaution and considers him day-to-day.
Huerter finished with 19 points and Keegan Murray had 18 on 6-of-8 shooting on 3-pointers. Sacramento is 1-1 on a six-game trip through the Eastern Conference and owns the fifth-best record in the West.
鈥淭o come here after losing to Milwaukee, we kind of wanted to make a statement and we did,鈥� Barnes said. 鈥淚t was just us getting stops and playing with poise. Late in the fourth, we did a good job getting good looks and were able to capitalize.鈥�
Cleveland is 11-2 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, tying for the best home mark in the league, and leads the NBA in defense at 105.1 points per game. But the Cavs committed a season-high 20 turnovers as Sabonis, Huerter and Matthew Dellavedova each had three steals.
鈥淲e didn鈥檛 execute enough and we didn鈥檛 do a good job of closing,鈥� coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. 鈥淕ive Sacramento credit, but we also have to look in the mirror. It was a combination of things.鈥�
Osman scored 17 points off the bench and Evan Mobley had 16 points and seven rebounds.
BROWN鈥橲 TOWN
Brown spent six seasons in charge of the Cavaliers, but hadn鈥檛 previously faced them as a head coach. The Columbus, Ohio, native went 305-187 over two stints with Cleveland, taking the franchise to its first NBA Finals in 2007.
鈥淚 had a fantastic time here and the people here are fantastic,鈥� said Brown, initially hired by the Cavaliers at age 35 in 2005. 鈥淚鈥檒l always be grateful to Dan (Gilbert) and his family for giving me my first opportunity at such a young age.鈥�
Brown, who signed a four-year contract with Sacramento on May 9, said he misses the energy around the team in Cleveland.
鈥淭he fans and their passion for their sports, that鈥檚 definitely what makes it fun,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd it starts with Dan, who puts his money where his mouth is and tries to bring the right people in.鈥�
TIP-INS
Kings: G Terence Davis (lower back soreness), a key reserve, missed his third game in a row. 鈥� F Chima Moneke and C Neemias Queta are on G League assignments with Stockton, but two-way G Keon Ellis is traveling with Sacramento.
Cavaliers: F Dean Wade (left shoulder sprain) could return before the end of the month after spraining his AC joint on Dec. 2 against Orlando. 鈥� G Ricky Rubio (left knee surgery) and G Dylan Windler (right ankle sprain) remain out.
UP NEXT
Kings: Visit New York on Sunday night.
Cavaliers: Host Oklahoma City on Saturday night.
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Brian Dulik, The Associated Press
