Category: Sacramento Kings

Dallas Mavericks

Mavericks limping, Kings surging into play-in matchup

The Dallas Mavericks reached the NBA Finals last season when Luka Doncic carried an otherwise average team through the treacherous Western Conference waters. This season, the Mavericks traded the generational star to the Los Angeles Lakers and the franchise sank

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Denver Nuggets

Western Conference sorts out playoff bracket on final day

The Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors couldn’t let the chaotic race for Western Conference playoff seedings be unscrambled in regulation of their regular-season finale on Sunday. They needed five more minutes, with the Clippers (50-32) winning 124-119

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NBA

Kings defeat Suns, will host 9-10 play-in game

The Sacramento Kings capitalized on the visiting Phoenix Suns playing a depleted roster and secured home-court advantage for their upcoming Western Conference play-in matchup with a 109-98 decision on Sunday. Sacramento (40-42) was already locked into a No. 9 vs.

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Los Angeles Clippers

Clippers visit Kings with eye on top-four seed in West

The Los Angeles Clippers carry a six-game winning streak and prospects of home-court advantage to open the playoffs into a season-ending Northern California road swing that begins Friday against the Sacramento Kings. The Clippers (48-32) swept a five-game homestand, culminating

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NBA

Kings G Malik Monk (calf) out at least 2 weeks

Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk will miss the rest of the regular season and the play-in tournament with a left calf strain. The team announced the injury Thursday and said Monk, who didn’t play in Wednesday’s loss to the Denver

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Denver Nuggets

Nuggets hold off Kings to win interim coach’s debut

A day removed from the surprise firing of coach Michael Malone, the Denver Nuggets pulled out of a four-game losing streak with a 124-116 road win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. Denver (48-32), playing its first game under interim

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Chicago Bulls

Zach LaVine (43 points), Kings storm back vs. Pistons

Zach LaVine scored a season-high 43 points, DeMar DeRozan added 37 points and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Detroit Pistons 127-117 on Monday for their third straight win. Domantas Sabonis recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 15 rebounds and

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