Washington Wizards at Sacramento Kings

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Washington Wizards

10-30, 4-17 Away

Final
115 - 128

Sacramento Kings

12-30, 9-13 Home

Sabonis returns to help Kings beat Wizards 128-115 for 4th straight win

Domantas Sabonis somehow gets the and-1 to fall

Sabonis returned after missing 27 games because of a partially torn meniscus in his left knee. The three-time All-Star forward/center came off the bench, entering with 5:11 left in the first quarter.

Sabonis also had seven rebounds and five assists in a little over 21 minutes. He was 5 of 6 from field, with the miss coming from 3 -point range.

Dennis Schroder also was back for the Kings after serving a three-game suspension for confronting Lakers star Luka Doncic after a game in Los Angeles. Schroder had 15 points and five assists.

Westbrook was 9 of 14 from the field, hitting 6 of 9 3-pointers, and had six assists. DeMar DeRozan scored 17 points, and Precious Achiuwa and Zach LaVine each had 16.

The Kings have won the first three games of a seven-game homestand to improve to 12-30. They opened the run against Houston, then beat the Lakers and New York.

Alex Sarr led Washington with 19 points, and Tre Johnson had 18. The Wizards dropped to 10-30 with their fifth straight loss.

Washington newcomer Trae Young — acquired from Atlanta in a deal that sent CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert to the Hawks — is sidelined by knee and quadriceps injuries. He will be re-evaluated in mid-February.

Sacramento led 67-61 at the half after scoring 41 points in the first quarter and giving up 39 in the second. The Kings had a 34-23 edge in the third.

Up next Wizards: At Denver on Saturday night.

Kings: Host Portland on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

SAC leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	115 - 128
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	115 - 128
4th 9.0	shot clock turnover	115 - 128
4th 33.4	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	115 - 128
4th 33.4	Zach LaVine blocks AJ Johnson 's 6-foot driving layup	115 - 128

Statistics

WSH		SAC
44-90	FG	47-81
49	Field Goal %	58
11-34	3PT	15-31
32	Three Point %	48
16-21	FT	19-30
76	Free Throw %	63
34	Rebounds	45
7	Offensive Rebounds	12
27	Defensive Rebounds	33
23	Assists	36
9	Steals	5
2	Blocks	5
11	Turnovers	18
0	Team Turnovers	1
11	Total Turnovers	19
3	Technical Fouls	1
3	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
15	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	27
8	Fast Break Points	14
62	Points in Paint	60
22	Fouls	19
1	Largest Lead	21
2	Lead Changes	2
1	Percent Led	97