Russell Westbrook made unforgettable NBA history on the all-time scoring list during the Sacramento Kings’ matchup against the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.
The Sacramento Kings not only lost 129-102 to the Phoenix Suns on Friday, but they also dealt with an injury to one of their promising young players, as Maxime Raynaud had to be helped to the locker room in the final period.
The bad news continued on Friday night against the Phoenix Suns. It's not just that they lost big yet again, 129-102, but the injury bug struck once again as the game was coming to a close.
For their first game in the New Year, the Sacramento Kings were doing all they could to keep up with the Boston Celtics. At least, for the first three quarters.
The Sacramento Kings may have the bleakest outlook of any team in the NBA; even their peers at the bottom of the standings have slivers of hope to hold on to.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
The results haven’t been encouraging in Scott Perry’s first season as general manager of the Kings, but he remains focused on building “sustainable” long-term success, he said in an interview with Marc J.
Russell Westbrook is nothing if not consistent. The Sacramento Kings guard Westbrook once again got into it with a rival fan during Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
If there’s someone Luka Doncic is afraid of on the basketball court, it certainly isn’t Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder. During Sunday night’s game
Keon Ellis had a season-best 21 points, Russell Westbrook matched it with 21 of his own and the Sacramento Kings held off the visiting Dallas Mavericks 113-107 on Saturday afternoon to win for just the second time in their last eight games.
With Domantas Sabonis sidelined for at least another four to five weeks while recovering from a partially torn meniscus in his left knee, the calendar is starting to matter in Sacramento.