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01/16 23:41 CST Sabonis returns to help Kings beat Wizards 128-115 for 4th
straight win
Sabonis returns to help Kings beat Wizards 128-115 for 4th straight win
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --- Domantas Sabonis scored 13 points in his return
from a knee injury, Russell Westbrook had 26 and the Sacramento Kings beat the
Washington Wizards 128-115 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
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. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba |
