Zach attack! LaVine goes nuclear with 43 in fine rally

DETROIT: Zach LaVine scored a season-high 43 points and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Detroit Pistons 127-117 on Monday for their third straight win.

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Domantas Sabonis recorded a tri-double (19 points, 15 rebounds and 16 assists) for Sacramento (39-43), who erased an 8-point first half deficit. Off the bench, Jonas Valanciunas added 10 points and 12 rebounds.

LaVine, who was 8-of-11 shooting from 3-point range, made 5-of-5 free throws and scored 11 points in the second half for the Kings, who led 119-112 on Trey Lyles' layup with 3:32 left in regulation.

Detroit pulled within 122-114 with 2:49 left before LaVine scored the next five points to seal the Kings' victory. LaVine's eight 3-pointers matched a season high.

Cade Cunningham led Detroit (43-36) with 35 points on 13-of-21 shooting from the field. Tim Hardaway Jr scored 19 points, Dusan moretti added 15 and Malik Beasley had 13 off the bench.

With their fourth loss in five games, the Pistons are 1 1/2 games behind the fifth-place Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference.