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The Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175 in a dramatic encounter which became the second-highest scoring match in NBA history.<\/span><\/p>\n Malik Monk top scored with 45 points for the Kings, while team-mate De’Aaron Fox contributed 42 points in the double overtime win.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The points tallies for both teams were franchise records for them in the NBA.<\/span><\/p>\n The NBA’s highest scoring game was in 1983 when the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186-184.<\/span><\/p>\n The Clippers had a 147-136 lead with three minutes 18 seconds left, but the Kings scored 10 points without answer to reduce the deficit.<\/span><\/p>\n Monk made a three pointer with 2.1 seconds left to level the match at 153 apiece and send it into overtime, with a second extra period needed with the score at 164-164.<\/span><\/p>\n Fox gave the Kings a lead they would not lose with 36.5 seconds remaining, while Kawhi Leonard and Nicolas Batum each then missed shots that would have given the Clippers the lead. <\/span><\/p>\n Leonard was his side’s highest scorer with 44 points, while Russell Westbrook added 17 points and 14 assists on his debut for the Clippers.<\/span><\/p>\n “I thought it was a great game, especially for the fans,” said Clippers coach Tyronn Lue. “A crazy game, a lot of momentum shifts.”<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong> won a 13th game in a row as they produced a 128-99 victory against the <\/span>Miami Heat.<\/strong><\/p>\n Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had to go off with a right knee injury towards the end of the first quarter but his side still completed a win in which Jrue Holiday scored 24 points.<\/span><\/p>\n “I’m pretty sure that either on a drive or a screen or something like that, that he [Antetokounmpo] knocked knees with somebody and just wasn’t able to return,” said Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer.<\/span><\/p>\n Klay Thompson starred for the <\/span>Golden State Warriors<\/strong> as they beat the <\/span>Houston Rockets<\/strong> 116-101.<\/span><\/p>\n