News Category: Sacramento Kings

Skidding Kings face Blazers ahead of play-in round

Sunday’s 2023-24 regular-season finale arrives with the Sacramento Kings facing postseason uncertainty ahead of their matchup with the visiting Portland Trail Blazers. Sacramento (45-36) fell to ninth place in the Western Conference after a 108-107 loss at home to Phoenix on Friday. The setback, coupled with a Los Angeles Lakers’ rout of Memphis, left the Kings with a variety of possibilities for the play-in round. A win Sunday over Portland, coupled with a Lakers loss

Kings face Nets, play for postseason position

The Brooklyn Nets are ready to host the Sacramento Kings in their penultimate home game Sunday night. The Kings (44-33) aim to finish the home-and-home series sweep over the Nets (31-47) for the second straight year. When these teams most recently faced each other on Dec. 11, Sacramento set a franchise record for 3-pointers made. The Kings hit 25 shots from beyond the arc en route to 131-118 win at home. Sacramento has clinched a

Kings, after collapse at New York, aim to rebound vs. Celts

In their first game since clinching the NBA’s best record, the Boston Celtics continue a three-game homestand against Western Conference foes when the Sacramento Kings pay a visit on Friday night. The Celtics (60-16) have responded to their second pair of back-to-back losses since October with a three-game win streak, including the 135-100 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday that brought them to the 60-win mark for the first time since 2008-09 and

Dominant Domantas Sabonis leads Kings into road duel with Knicks

The Sacramento Kings are uncertain where they will end up in the playoff picture at the end of a given night. More certain is Domantas Sabonis getting a double-double. The standout forward takes an NBA-record run of 58 such games into the opener of Sacramento’s four-game road trip against the New York Knicks on Thursday night. Sacramento (44-31) is jockeying with the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors in the race for

Clippers shoot for 4-0 road trip, take on Kings

The Los Angeles Clippers will try to complete a perfect, four-game road swing on Tuesday in a matchup crucial to Western Conference playoff positioning when they visit the Sacramento Kings. The Kings will be closing out a five-game homestand before they hit the road for four straight — three of which are against opponents locked in their own pursuits of playoff berths. Sacramento, coming off a 127-106 rout of the Utah Jazz on Sunday, sits

Embattled Kings face Jazz, aim for an easier time

The Sacramento Kings land a much-needed rare soft spot in their closing schedule when they host the tail-spinning Utah Jazz on Sunday night. Consecutive home losses to the Dallas Mavericks have dropped the Kings (42-31) into the heart of the shuffle for play-in position in the Western Conference playoff race. Sacramento will take the court Sunday in the eighth spot in the West, a half-game behind the No. 7 Phoenix Suns (43-31) and 1 1/2

Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic lead Mavs to road sweep of Kings

Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic combined for 56 points, Dante Exum broke a late tie with a 3-pointer and the Dallas Mavericks completed a two-game road sweep of the Sacramento Kings with a 107-103 victory Friday night. Irving led the way with 30 points and Doncic completed a double-double with 26 points and a game-high 12 assists for the Mavericks (44-29), who had won 132-96 in the opener of the four-day double-header on Tuesday. Domantas

Mavericks look to pull further away from Kings

The Dallas Mavericks will look to put some distance between themselves and the Sacramento Kings in the standings when the teams meet in Sacramento on Friday night for the second time in four days. Luka Doncic had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the first half to help the Mavericks lead at halftime, and Kyrie Irving scored 18 in the second half as Dallas pulled away for a 132-96 victory over Sacramento on

Mavs, Kings jockey for playoff position in key matchup

The highly coveted sixth spot in the Western Conference playoff race is on the line when the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings open a four-day, two-game series in the California capital on Tuesday night. Both teams held their position in a sixth-place tie with wins on Monday. Dallas (42-29) opened a five-game trip with a 115-105 triumph over the Utah Jazz, before the Kings (42-29) tipped off a five-game homestand with a 108-96 victory over

76ers aim to extend dominance vs. Kings

The Philadelphia 76ers will seek to continue their dominance over the Sacramento Kings when the teams meet Monday night in the capital city of California. Philadelphia will look to notch its 11th straight victory over the Kings. Sacramento hasn’t beaten the 76ers since long-departed Buddy Hield scored 34 points in a 115-108 win on Feb. 2, 2019. On Monday, both clubs badly need a win as they try to avoid the play-in round in their