Cleveland Cavaliers @ Sacramento Kings
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22401009
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 15 32 43 33 123CLE 22 34 32 31 119
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The Kings hand the Cavaliers their 3rd straight loss with a 123-119 win
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and the short-handed Sacramento Kings handed the Cleveland Cavaliers their third straight loss with a 123-119 victory on Wednesday night.
DeRozan made back-to-back baskets down the stretch to give the Kings a 119-116 lead and they closed it out from there for their second consecutive win following a four-game losing streak.
Malik Monk added 20 points as the Kings won without stars Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine .
Evan Mobley scored 22 of his 31 points in the final 15 minutes for Cleveland but it wasn't enough to help the Cavs get back on the winning track. Cleveland has matched its longest skid of the season following a 16-game winning streak.
Donovan Mitchell added 26 points for Cleveland.
Takeaways Cavaliers: With Darius Garland resting, Mobley took over for a stretch in the second half. He scored Cleveland’s final seven points of the third quarter and first eight of the fourth for 15 in a row to get the game back tied after the Cavs trailed by 11.
Kings: Sacramento fell behind by 13 early with Sabonis (ankle) and LaVine (personal) sidelined as they missed 17 of their first 19 shots. But they rallied thanks in part to a season-high 16 points from rookie Devin Carter .
Key moment Sacramento went on a 7-0 run midway through the fourth to take a 109-107 lead. DeRozan tied the game with a 3-pointer and Carter then had a steal and dunk to put the Kings ahead.
Key stat The Kings shot 1 for 11 from 2-point range in the first quarter for their worst performance in any non-overtime period in 19 years. They went 1 for 14 against Dallas in the third quarter on March 12, 2006.
Up next The Kings host Chicago on Thursday to finish a back-to-back, while the Cavs head to Phoenix on Friday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
IJ I. Jones
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MF M. Fultz
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
CLE/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