Washington Wizards @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22400598
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 32 30 28 33 123WAS 26 22 29 23 100
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Domantas Sabonis has 29 points, 18 rebounds as Kings beat Wizards 123-100
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Domantas Sabonis had 29 points and 18 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Washington Wizards 123-100 on Sunday night.
DeMar DeRozan added 24 points, Malik Monk had 23 and Keon Ellis scored 18 on 6-for-8 shooting on 3-pointers. De'Aaron Fox had 12 points and a season-high 13 assists to help Sacramento win for the ninth time in 10 games.
Jonas Valanciunas had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Wizards, who have lost 10 straight.
After allowing Washington to score the first six points, Sacramento never trailed again and built a double-digit lead in the second quarter. The Kings were up by 24 points in the second half.
Sacramento went up by 14 at halftime. Sabonis had 18 points and 11 rebounds at the break, including a stretch of eight straight points on back-to-back 3s and a steal that led to a dunk, helping the Kings take a lead after the game was tied 15-15 in the first quarter.
Takeaways Wizards: Washington is on its second double-digit losing streak this season after tying a franchise record with 16 straight losses in November and December.
Kings: Sacramento is two games over .500 for the first time since November. Sabonis was a force throughout the game, throwing down several thunderous dunks to punctuate an efficient 12-for-16 shooting performance.
Key moment Ellis made three 3-pointers late in the third quarter, including a buzzer beater to put the Kings ahead 90-77 heading in the fourth. The shot over 6-foot-8 Kyshawn George came after De’Aaron Fox won a jump ball against Valanciunas.
Key stat The Kings held the Wizards to 36% shooting from the field and 24% from 3-point range.
Up Next Wizards visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, while the Kings host Golden State on Wednesday.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAG A. Gill
AS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JB J. Butler
JC J. Champagnie
JD J. Davis
JP J. Poole
JV J. Valančiūnas
KG K. George
KK K. Kuzma
TV T. Vukcevic
SACAL A. Len
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DS D. Sabonis
IC I. Crawford
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
MC McLaughlin
TL T. Lyles
WAS/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur