Another triple-double for Domantas Sabonis sends Kings past Wizards 143-131
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Domantas Sabonis had his 35th career triple-double with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists as the Sacramento Kings beat the Washington Wizards 143-131 on Monday night.
De’Aaron Fox scored 12 of his 30 points during Sacramento’s 46-point third quarter, and Keegan Murray added 25 on a night when six Kings scored in double figures. Harrison Barnes had 19, Kevin Huerter 14 and Malik Monk finished with 10 as Sacramento (16-9) won for the fourth time in five games.
That type of offense bodes well for a Kings team trying to make back-to-back playoff appearances after an NBA-record 16-season drought.
“When you have multiple guys playing at a high level in the same game, it’s extremely hard to beat us,” Fox said. “We want to be able to consistently be able to play at this level. That’s the type of work we put in. We’re just continuing to play the right way. And we continue to go out and become a better defensive team.”
Sabonis fell three assists or fewer shy of a triple-double in his previous three games. He had extra motivation against the Wizards - the game came one day before his father’s birthday. Arvydas Sabonis is a former NBA player and Hall of Famer who spent seven seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers.
“Just trying to play the right way, being aggressive and just reading the game,” Domantas Sabonis said. “Tonight I really wanted to get it. My present is going to be delayed, so hopefully the win and a triple-double counts.”
The Wizards put up a tough challenge before fading at the end. Washington shot better than 50% overall (44 of 85), made 18 3-pointers and allowed only eight points off 12 turnovers.
Jordan Poole matched his career high with eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points for the Wizards. Kyle Kuzma added 27, but Washington (4-22) has lost 17 of its last 19 games.
Sabonis’ night included his eighth straight double-double and 21st in 25 games. The triple-double was his 17th in a Kings uniform, the most in the franchise’s Sacramento era.
The big man scored 20 points in the first half, including nine of Sacramento’s final 18 before the break.
“Domas was a monster,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “Him playing the right way with the people we have on this team, he can fall into a triple-double.”
The Wizards tied it 40-all in the second quarter but couldn’t keep up after that and trailed for the final 30 minutes.
Fox, held out of Saturday’s win against Utah with a sore right shoulder, needs eight assists to break Mike Bibby’s Sacramento-ERA team record of 2,580.
Poole, who has scored in double figures in nine of his last 10 games, kept the Wizards close but Washington was never able to get over the hump.
“They just look more together,” Poole said of the Kings. “They’ve been building this for seven, eight years. They have all the right pieces.”
The Kings led by 10 at halftime and then pulled away during their 46-point third quarter. Barnes provided 13 points and Fox had 12, including a pair of three-point plays.
UP NEXT
Wizards: Continue their West Coast swing at Portland on Thursday.
Kings: Host the Celtics on Wednesday. Sacramento has lost four straight to Boston.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Daniel Gafford vs. Domantas Sabonis (Tyus Jones gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving bank hook shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:39 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point stepback jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:25 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Kevin Huerter draws the foul) | ||
| 10:25 | | +1 | Kevin Huerter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 |
| 10:25 | | +1 | Kevin Huerter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-4 |
| 10:09 | | Jordan Poole misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Domantas Sabonis's two point layup | ||
| 10:00 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-5 |
| 9:59 | | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-6 |
| 9:44 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:42 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Keegan Murray assists) | 3-9 |
| 9:18 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 5-9 |
| 9:00 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 7-9 |
| 8:42 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Domantas Sabonis's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:39 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point running layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 9-9 |
| 8:38 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:27 | | Harrison Barnes turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:12 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 12-9 |
| 7:59 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-9 |
| 7:45 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-9 |
| 7:32 | | Kevin Huerter misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point running reverse layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 14-11 |
| 6:58 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-11 |
| 6:44 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point reverse layup (Keegan Murray assists) | 16-13 |
| 6:18 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 19-13 |
| 6:01 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup | 19-15 |
| 5:38 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (lost ball) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 5:27 | | Deni Avdija offensive foul (Charge) (Trey Lyles draws the foul) | ||
| 5:27 | | Deni Avdija turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | Keegan Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:05 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 21-15 |
| 4:50 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Keon Ellis assists) | 21-18 |
| 4:21 | | Wizards turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:00 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Domantas Sabonis's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:00 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Mike Muscala blocks Domantas Sabonis's two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:07 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Bilal Coulibaly kicked ball violation | ||
| 2:56 | | Mike Muscala personal foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:47 | | +3 | Sasha Vezenkov makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 21-21 |
| 2:34 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving layup | 23-21 |
| 2:27 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Mike Muscala assists) | 26-21 |
| 1:53 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point pullup jump shot | 26-24 |
| 1:39 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point running layup (Malik Monk assists) | 26-26 |
| 1:18 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 29-26 |
| 1:09 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 1:09 | | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:09 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-27 |
| 1:01 | | Mike Muscala offensive foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 1:01 | | Mike Muscala turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:48 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Jordan Poole misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Sasha Vezenkov defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Anthony Gill misses two point hook shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Anthony Gill offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Anthony Gill makes two point putback layup | 31-27 |
| 0:00 | | Keon Ellis misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Malik Monk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Sasha Vezenkov offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving floating jump shot (Sasha Vezenkov assists) | 31-29 |
| 11:23 | | Jordan Poole turnover (lost ball) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point running dunk | 31-31 |
| 11:06 | | Malik Monk blocks Corey Kispert's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:03 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 34-31 |
| 10:35 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Anthony Gill defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Jordan Poole misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point running layup | 34-33 |
| 9:50 | | +2 | Mike Muscala makes two point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 36-33 |
| 9:39 | | Sasha Vezenkov offensive foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 9:39 | | Sasha Vezenkov turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | Mike Muscala misses two point layup | ||
| 9:16 | | Sasha Vezenkov defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Sasha Vezenkov offensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point stepback jump shot | 36-35 |
| 8:31 | | Jump ball. Sasha Vezenkov vs. Corey Kispert (Keon Ellis gains possession) | ||
| 8:31 | | Corey Kispert turnover (lost ball) (Sasha Vezenkov steals) | ||
| 8:24 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Mike Muscala turnover (bad pass) (Keon Ellis steals) | ||
| 8:06 | | Bilal Coulibaly blocks Sasha Vezenkov's two point running alley-oop layup | ||
| 8:02 | | Sasha Vezenkov offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Keon Ellis shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-35 |
| 7:54 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-35 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving reverse layup (Keon Ellis assists) | 38-37 |
| 7:23 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | +1 | Mike Muscala makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-37 |
| 7:23 | | +1 | Mike Muscala makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-37 |
| 7:07 | | Keegan Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 40-40 |
| 6:28 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | Keegan Murray misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Keegan Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point tip layup | 40-42 |
| 6:00 | | Keon Ellis blocks Tyus Jones's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:55 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Keegan Murray misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (lost ball) (Keegan Murray steals) | ||
| 5:34 | | Kyle Kuzma blocks Keegan Murray's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:31 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Kevin Huerter personal foul (Tyus Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-43 |
| 4:50 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-44 |
| 4:34 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point driving hook shot | 42-44 |
| 4:15 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 42-47 |
| 3:57 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:52 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:50 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point tip layup | 42-49 |
| 3:50 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:40 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point hook shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 44-49 |
| 3:17 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 44-52 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 46-52 |
| 2:53 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 48-52 |
| 2:35 | | Deni Avdija personal foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:30 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup | 48-54 |
| 2:30 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) |