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Sacramento Kings at Washington Wizards

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36-40, 17-21 Away
Final
111 - 116

17-59, 8-31 Home

Jordan Poole and the Wizards pull off rare win with victory over the Kings

Malik Monk and Tristan Vukcevic get into a scuffle

Bub Carrington and AJ Johnson each added 19 points for the Wizards, who entered Wednesday tied with Utah for the fewest wins in the NBA with 16. Tristan Vukcevic had 17 and Anthony Gill added 10.

DeMar DeRozan scored 20 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter trying to rally the Kings from a 14-point deficit after three quarters. The Kings outscored the Wizards 34-25 in the fourth, but never got closer than 111-109 inside the final minute.

Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Kings. Keegan Murray and Zach LaVine had 18 apiece.

Takeaways Kings: They have lost three straight to start a six-game road swing that is their last of the season. The Kings needed this win trying to hold onto a spot for the play-in tournament. Sacramento came in at No. 10 with only two games left against teams either eliminated already or below the Kings in the Western Conference standings.

Wizards: They snapped a three-game skid to improve to 8-30 at home this season, which still is the fewest home wins in the NBA this season.

Key moment JT Thor made one basket when it mattered most. DeRozan had scored 18 points to pull the Kings to 111-109 with 55.6 seconds left. Thor, called up from the G League earlier Wednesday and playing his 16th game with the Wizards, made a 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining. DeRozan missed a short layup, and Carrington added two free throws with 28.2 seconds to go.

Key stat The Wizards made 17 of 43 3-pointers while the Kings struggled outside the arc, making only 10 of 39.

Up next Sacramento visits Charlotte on Friday night. Washington wraps up a homestand Thursday night agsinst Orlando.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 111 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 111 - 116
4th 0.2 Kings offensive team rebound 111 - 116
4th 0.2 Domantas Sabonis vs. JT Thor (Keegan Murray gains possession) 111 - 116
4th 3.1 DeMar DeRozan misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot 111 - 116

Statistics

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40-95 FG 43-84
42 Field Goal % 51
10-39 3PT 17-43
26 Three Point % 40
21-28 FT 13-18
75 Free Throw % 72
48 Rebounds 41
17 Offensive Rebounds 7
31 Defensive Rebounds 34
25 Assists 24
10 Steals 6
3 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 14
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
14 Fast Break Points 17
46 Points in Paint 40
16 Fouls 21
5 Largest Lead 14
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Sarr, C Day-To-Day Nov 14
Tre Johnson, G Day-To-Day Nov 14
Bub Carrington, G Day-To-Day Nov 14
Tristan Vukcevic, F Out Nov 8
Reece Beekman, G Out Nov 2
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Maxime Raynaud, C Out Nov 14
Keegan Murray, F Day-To-Day Nov 14
Precious Achiuwa, F Day-To-Day Nov 14
Ben Simmons, G Out Oct 20

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 15,018 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 11 2 .846 - W7
Golden State 8 5 .615 3 L2
Phoenix 5 6 .455 5 W2
LA Clippers 3 8 .273 7 W1
Sacramento 1 11 .083 9.5 L5

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Miami - 6 W4 0.53846157 7
Atlanta - 6 L2 0.53846157 7
Orlando 1.5 7 W3 0.41666666 5
Charlotte 2.5 8 L1 0.33333334 4
Washington 3 9 L6 0.30769232 4
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