Game ID: 22400598
Washington Wizards @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 32 30 28 33 123WAS 26 22 29 23 100
SAC vs WAS ScoutingSAC vs WAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAC availability going into 1/10 · 3 days' restOUT Fox missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 10 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 35 min since (102% of 34)
NEW Ellis 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 3 since 1/05, returns tonight: 33 min (89% of 37)
OUT Crowder missed 11 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
NEW Ellis 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 26 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 12 since 12/19, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 11)
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 33 min since (89% of 37)
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 35 min since (95% of 37)
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 36 min since (105% of 34)
BACK Crowder back 1/14 after 12, 3 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 38 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restBACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 37 min since (99% of 37)
BACK Crowder back 1/14 after 12, 3 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Sabonis 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Monk 32 to 40 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/22 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 2 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 36 min since (98% of 37)
SAC availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 3 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 36 min since (98% of 37)
SAC availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 5 since 1/16, out tonight
WAS availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 5 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 1/07 after 2, 30 min since (91% of 33)
BACK Poole back 1/10 after 3, 24 min since (82% of 29)
BACK Holmes back 1/07 after 6, 12 min since (69% of 17)
NEW Butler 11 to 17 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Brogdon missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 6 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 1/07 after 2, 30 min since (90% of 33)
BACK Poole back 1/10 after 3, 24 min since (80% of 29)
BACK Holmes back 1/07 after 6, 12 min since (69% of 17)
NEW Butler 11 to 18 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 1/16 · 2 days' restOUT Brogdon missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 7 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 1/07 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Poole back 1/10 after 3, 27 min since (91% of 29)
WAS availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 8 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Poole back 1/10 after 3, 27 min since (91% of 29)
WAS availability going into 1/19 · back-to-backOUT Brogdon missed 7 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 4 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 9 since 1/03, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 15)
BACK Poole back 1/10 after 3, 29 min since (97% of 29)
WAS availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 8 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 5 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 3 min since (23% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 9 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 6 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 2 min since (17% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 10 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 7 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 2 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 2 min since (15% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 11 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 8 since 1/12, returns tonight: 10 min (58% of 17)
OUT Butler missed 3 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 2 min since (15% of 15)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and Monk at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 42 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and George at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Brogdon (7 straight), Holmes (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-12 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 118 a night to Washington's 129. Call it Sacramento 125, Washington 110, Sacramento by 15.
1/10 @ BOS 114-97 — SAC notes
SAC won 114-97. SAC shot 43% (44 of 102) to BOS's 40%, 18 of 47 from three, and got to the line 9 times to BOS's 22. SAC turned it over 9 times to BOS's 15. The glass went 56-43 for them. DeRozan led with 24 (9 of 26, 2 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 23, Monk 22. The hinge was Q4, 38-21: from level to 17 ahead. SAC trailed 53-55 at the half and won the second half 61-42. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/12 @ CHI 124-119 — SAC notes
SAC won 124-119. SAC shot 49% (47 of 95) to CHI's 46%, 13 of 39 from three. Fox led with 26 (9 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Sabonis added 22, DeRozan 21. The hinge was Q3, 36-32: SAC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 2. SAC trailed 61-63 at the half and won the second half 63-56. Lyles was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
1/14 @ MIL 115-130 — SAC notes
SAC lost 115-130. SAC shot 44% (42 of 95) to MIL's 49%, 17 of 42 from three. DeRozan led with 28 (9 of 18, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Fox added 20, Ellis 18. Q4 was theirs, 33-28, the deficit cut from 20 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 102-82 against them. Huerter's -24 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/16 vs HOU 132-127 — SAC notes
SAC won 132-127. SAC shot 50% (49 of 98) to HOU's 53%, 14 of 33 from three. DeRozan led with 33 (12 of 23, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Monk added 26, Sabonis 20. The hinge was Q2, 35-27: a lead of 1 became 9, and the lead reached 16. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/19 vs WAS 123-100 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-100. SAC shot 48% (46 of 95) to WAS's 36%, 12 of 39 from three, and got to the line 24 times to WAS's 32. SAC turned it over 11 times to WAS's 16. Sabonis led with 29 (12 of 16, 2 of 3 from three); DeRozan added 24, Monk 23. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: a lead of 13 became 23. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/22 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Monk at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 113, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Podziemski (11 straight), Kuminga (8 straight), Anderson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Sacramento 117, Golden State 109.
1/23 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 55 percent and 45 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Jokić at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Sabonis at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-12 a night and Sacramento minus-0 and the arc, Denver at 45 percent from three to Sacramento's 37. Call it Denver 121, Sacramento 114.
1/25 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 21 a game. 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Sabonis at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 121. Call it New York 117, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/27 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 108, shooting 40 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Russell at 18 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without C. Johnson (2 straight), Thomas (12 straight), Simmons (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Sabonis at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 124 and the arc, Sacramento at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 31. Call it Sacramento 115, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/12 vs OKC 95-136 — WAS notes
WAS lost 95-136. WAS shot 34% (28 of 83) to OKC's 47%, 9 of 46 from three. The glass went 39-56 against them. Kispert led with 17 (6 of 9, 3 of 5 from three); Poole added 13, Valančiūnas 11. Q4 was theirs, 26-32, but the other 3 periods went 104-69 against them. Carrington's -41 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs MIN 106-120 — WAS notes
WAS lost 106-120. WAS took 8 more shots (91 to 83), but shot 44% to MIN's 49%, 17 of 40 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 31. WAS turned it over 11 times to MIN's 18. The glass went 34-53 against them. Kuzma led with 22 (9 of 21, 3 of 8 from three); Poole added 20, Coulibaly 15. Q2 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 5 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 94-79 against them. Coulibaly's -18 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/16 vs PHX 123-130 — WAS notes
WAS lost 123-130. WAS shot 50% (46 of 92) to PHX's 52%, 13 of 41 from three. George led with 24 (8 of 10, 6 of 8 from three); Poole added 18, Sarr 16. Q4 was theirs, 40-26, the deficit cut from 21 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. Poole's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/18 @ GSW 114-122 — WAS notes
WAS lost 114-122. WAS shot 44% (38 of 86) to GSW's 47%, 22 of 45 from three. The glass went 44-55 against them. Poole led with 38 (12 of 25, 8 of 15 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kuzma added 22, Carrington 17. Q1 was theirs, 29-25, but the other 3 periods went 97-85 against them. They led by as many as 10. Kuzma's -17 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 @ SAC 100-123 — WAS notes
WAS lost 100-123. WAS shot 36% (32 of 89) to SAC's 48%, 10 of 42 from three, and went to the line 32 times to SAC's 24 — 26 points from the stripe to their 19. WAS turned it over 16 times to SAC's 11, and SAC turned those into 12 steals. Valančiūnas led with 23 (9 of 11, 5 of 6 at the line); Kispert added 14, Kuzma 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 14 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 95-71 against them. Coulibaly's -16 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; James at 22 and Davis at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Reddish (3 straight), Vanderbilt (34 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 126, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Kuzma at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Brogdon (8 straight), Holmes (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 114 a night to Washington's 126 and the line, where Washington takes 26 free throws a game to the Lakers' 18. Call it the Lakers 117, Washington 110.
1/23 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 97, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Harden at 20 a game. Without Zubac (2 straight), Leonard (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 121, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Kuzma at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Brogdon (9 straight), Holmes (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 97 a night to Washington's 121 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-8. Call it the Clippers 117, Washington 105, the Clippers by 12.
1/25 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Durant at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nurkić (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 40 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Coulibaly at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Brogdon (10 straight), Holmes (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 38 percent from three to Washington's 31. Call it Phoenix 118, Washington 109.
1/27 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Washington at 20 a game. Without Marshall (3 straight), Lively II (6 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 117, shooting 39 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Brogdon (11 straight), Holmes (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-1 a night and Washington minus-8 and the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to Washington's 20. Call it Dallas 117, Washington 107, Dallas by 10.
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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
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.