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Sacramento Kings at Cleveland Cavaliers

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38-40, 19-21 Away
Final
120 - 113

62-16, 33-6 Home

Zach LaVine scores 37 as Kings remain in position for a play-in spot after 120-113 win over Cavs

Sacramento Kings vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Highlights

DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Domantas Sabonis added 27 points and nine rebounds for the Kings, who moved into ninth place in the Western Conference with their second straight victory.

Ty Jerome led Cleveland with 20 points and Donovan Mitchell added 19. Jerome saw his first action since March 25 after he had missed five games due to left knee tendinitis.

The Cavaliers had a three-game winning streak snapped and will have to wait at least one more game to wrap up the top seed in the Eastern Conference. They dropped to 62-16.

Sacramento trailed 106-105 with five minutes remaining before taking control of the game with a 13-5 run.

Takeaways Kings: DeRozan passed Jerry West (25,192) for 26th on the NBA's career scoring list with a free throw with 5:03 remaining in the third quarter. DeRozan, who is in his 16th season, has 25,209 points in 1,183 games.

Cavaliers: Mitchell appeared to injure his left ankle early in the second half. He went to the locker room, but returned to the bench and then came back into the game six minutes later.

Key moment Keon Ellis hit a halfcourt shot from 43 feet to get Sacramento to 57-56 at halftime. Ellis had one foot beyond the midcourt line when he released the shot.

Key stat Sacramento was 4 of 17 on 3-pointers during the first half but went 10 of 16 from beyond the arc in the second half. LaVine made all six of his attempts after halftime.

Up next The Kings wrap up their six-game road in Detroit on Monday night. The Cavaliers host Chicago on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

SAC wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 113
4th 2.0 Malik Monk makes free throw 2 of 2 120 - 113
4th 2.0 Malik Monk makes free throw 1 of 2 119 - 113
4th 2.0 Isaac Okoro personal foul 118 - 113

Statistics

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44-82 FG 46-88
53.7 Field Goal % 52.3
14-33 3PT 10-38
42.4 Three Point % 26.3
18-22 FT 11-19
81.8 Free Throw % 57.9
39 Rebounds 39
8 Offensive Rebounds 13
31 Defensive Rebounds 26
25 Assists 31
10 Steals 11
3 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 16
3 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 37
19 Fast Break Points 18
48 Points in Paint 68
14 Fouls 17
14 Largest Lead 7
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Max Strus, SG Out Aug 26
Craig Porter Jr., G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Sam Merrill, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Darius Garland, PG Out Jul 3
Lonzo Ball, PG Day-To-Day Jun 28
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Malik Monk, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State 0 0 .000 - -
LA Clippers 0 0 .000 - -
LA Lakers 0 0 .000 - -
Phoenix 0 0 .000 - -
Sacramento 0 0 .000 - -

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 0 0 .000 - -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 - -
Detroit 0 0 .000 - -
Indiana 0 0 .000 - -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 - -
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