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Mavs routs Kings behind hot shooting from Klay Thompson (120 – 106)

April 17, 2025

Kings are the favorite to win this contest but 4-time champs Klay Thompson had other things in mind, as he helped the Mavs advance to the play-in tournament earning a shot at the 8th spot of the West Playoffs. They will face Memphis Grizzlies Friday night.

It was a hot shooting night for Thompson, shooting 8-of-11 from the field, making 5 three-points in seven shots. Klay Thompson scored 23 points and 5 rebounds, while Anthony Davis lead the team with 27 points and 9 rebounds. Even without Kyrie Irving, Dallas got a lot of help from the team with P.J. Washington and Brandon Williams scoring 17 points, apiece, while Dante Exum added 11 points and 6 assists.

Kings kept the game close in the 1st quarter but in the Mavs broke the game open in the 2nd quarter with Klay leading the way. DeMar DeRozan lead the Kings with 33 points and 7 rebounds, followed by Zach LaVine with 20 points and 9 assists. Domantas Sabonis had another double-double game with 11 points and 13 rebounds, with 5 assists and 2 blocks.

The Dallas Mavericks will go to Memphis Friday night to secure the 8th seed in the 1st Round of the West Playoffs and face the OKC Thunders.

Warriors on a 2 game winning streak coming out of the All-Star break

February 24, 2025

Routs the Kings (132 – 108) via ESPN;

Buddy Hield and Moses Moody had 22 points each and the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 132-106 on Friday night.

Brandin Podziemski added 21 points, and Stephen Curry had 20 points as role players stepped up for the Warriors.

Warriors beat Mavericks (126-102) via NBA;

Stephen Curry scored 30 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-102 on Sunday.

The Warriors have won five of six and improved to 5-1 since trading for Jimmy Butler, who made his home debut and finished with 18 points.

Golden State jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first and led by as many as 23 points in the second. Butler and Curry each had 14 in the first half.

The Warriors have won of 5 of their 6 games since acquiring Jimmy Butler and after their game against the Mavs, the Warriors retired Andre Iguodala’s jersey. Iguodala helped the Warriors win four championships and was the NBA Finals MVP in 2015.

The Warriors’ current record is 30-27, and the team is only 2 games behind the 6th seed. With a majority of their next 15 games against sub-.500 teams, they could easily move into the 4th to 6th seed range by playoff time.

Kings’ De’Aaron Fox going to Spurs and Bulls’ Zach LaVine to the Kings

February 3, 2025

Another blockbuster trade involving Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs and the Chicago Bulls, this was reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania.

The three-team trade will bring De’Aaron Fox going to Spurs, Bulls’ Zach LaVine to the Kings and Three Spurs will go to the Bulls.

Here’s a breakdown of the trade;

San Antonio Spurs get:

  • De’Aaron Fox
  • Jordan McLaughlin

Sacramento Kings get:

  • Zach LaVine
  • Sidy Cissoko
  • 2025 first-round pick (via Hornets)
  • 2027 first-round pick (via Spurs)
  • 2031 first-round pick (via Timberwolves)
  • 2025 second-round pick (via Nuggets)
  • 2028 second-round pick (via Bulls)
  • Their own 2028 second-round pick

Chicago Bulls get:

  • Zach Collins
  • Tre Jones
  • Kevin Huerter
  • Their own 2025 1st-round pick (via Spurs)

Source: NBA

Kings overpowered the Warriors in a lopsided game (129 – 99)

January 6, 2025

After winning 2 in a row, the Warriors fell to the Kings, 129 – 99, Sunday evening. It was a dominant show of force by the Kings leading as much as 39 points. Seven Kings player scored in double digits points led by Malik Monk with 26 points and 12 assists, followed by Domantas Sabonis’ 22 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists. Kings PG De’Aaron Fox missed the game due to a bruised muscle he got from their last game against the
Memphis Grizlies.

Malik Monk even had a nasty monster jame late in the 3rd qtr with Kings enjoying a 24 points lead.

Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins are the two bright spots in the Warriors bench scoring 26 points and 18 points, respectively. The Kings will host the Miami Heat Tuesday night, then the Warriors will face the same Miami Heat for their last game of their 6 game homestand, Wednesday night.

Lakers win over Kings behind James’ triple-double (131-127)

October 27, 2024

The LA Lakers remains undefeated with their win over the Sacramento Kings (131-127) under the newly minted Coach JJ Redick. Lebron James who had a triple-double, lead the team with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Then followed by Anthony Davis with his 31 points and 9 rebounds.

The Lakers lead as many as many as 15 points, when the Kings cut the deficit to just 4 points by the end of the second qtr. The Kings even manage to build a 7-point lead in the 3rd quarter but it was James 16 point explosion in the 4th qtr that gave the Lakers the win.

Domantas Sabonis, who also had a triple-double, lead the Kings with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Deaaron Fox and Demar Derozan, scored 28 points and 23 points, respectively. Six players on both the Lakers and Kings, scored scored in double figures.

This will be Lebron James’ 114th triple-double in the regular season and 143rd for his whole career.

Lakers will visit the Suns on Monday, Oct 10th, to start their 5-game road trip, while the Kings will host the Trail Blazers, also this Monday night.

Golden State Warriors wins epic Game 7 against Sacramento Kings (120 – 100)

May 1, 2023

It was a game for the record books, as Golden State Warriors routs the Sacramento Kings in the Game 7 of the 1st round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs.

It was a close game early in the 3rd quarter until Steph Curry single-handedly carry the Warriors’ offensive load. Curry score a team-high of 50 points on a 52.6% shooting, this is the most scored in a Game 7 in NBA history. Steph is the first player in Warriors history to score 40-plus points in a Game 7. Curry also dished-out 6 assists and 8 rebounds.

Aside from Curry, Kevon Looney continued to be a force on boards as he grabbed a total 21 rebounds, 11 on the offensive end, with his 11 points and 4 assists. Looney’s rebounding helped the Warriors control the pace of the game.

Steph and the Warriors will now face the Lebron and Lakers in the 2nd round, Lakers dispatched the Grizzlies in just 6 games. Game 1 of the 2nd round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs will this Tuesday at San Francisco’s Chase Center.

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