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Sacramento Kings at Washington Wizards

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12-39, 3-23 Away
Final
112 - 116

13-35, 9-16 Home

Rookie Will Riley scores season-high 18 as Wizards hand Kings their 9th straight loss, 116-112

Sacramento Kings vs. Washington Wizards: Game Highlights

AJ Johnson added 17 points and Bilal Coulibaly and Marvin Bagley III each scored 15 for the Wizards, who relied heavily on their reserves as they handed the Kings their ninth straight loss.

Washington has won three of four since a nine-game skid of its own. The Wizards began the night last in the Eastern Conference but moved one-half game ahead of Indiana.

Zach LaVine scored 35 points and DeMar DeRozan had 32 for the Kings, who are last in the West and concluded their season-long East Coast trip at 0-6.

Maxime Raynaud added 14 points for Sacramento, but no other Kings player had more than six. Washington led 61-20 in bench points, and the Wizards' reserves also outscored their starters.

Wizards coach Brian Keefe had four players who've spent time in the G League this season on the floor in the closing minutes. Riley and Johnson were joined by Skal Labissiere and Sharife Cooper, whose tip-in gave Washington a 115-110 lead with 37.2 seconds left.

Labissiere had 13 points. Little-used veteran Anthony Gill played a season-high 27 minutes for Washington and was scoreless on 0-for-3 shooting.

DeRozan scored eight points during a 12-3 fourth-quarter run that gave the Kings a 101-98 lead with 5:20 left. The 19-year-old Riley responded with eight points in the next 3:13 to put the Wizards back on top.

Up next Kings: Host Memphis on Wednesday night.

Wizards: Host New York on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 112 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 112 - 116
4th 1.0 Kings offensive team rebound 112 - 116
4th 1.0 Zach LaVine misses heave jump shot 112 - 116
4th 3.5 Sharife Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2 112 - 116

Statistics

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39-84 FG 46-88
46 Field Goal % 52
8-21 3PT 13-31
38 Three Point % 42
26-29 FT 11-15
90 Free Throw % 73
37 Rebounds 42
13 Offensive Rebounds 13
24 Defensive Rebounds 29
21 Assists 31
9 Steals 10
8 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
20 Fast Break Points 13
42 Points in Paint 56
15 Fouls 22
5 Largest Lead 17
3 Lead Changes 3
20 Percent Led 73
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tristan Vukcevic, F Out Apr 11
Alex Sarr, C Out Apr 11
Bilal Coulibaly, G Out Apr 11
Tre Johnson, G Out Apr 11
Anthony Davis, F Out Apr 7
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Stevens, G Out Apr 12
DeMar DeRozan, G Out Apr 11
Malik Monk, G Out Apr 11
Keegan Murray, F Out Apr 11
Russell Westbrook, G Out Apr 11

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 13,102 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 53 29 .646 - W3
Phoenix 45 37 .549 8 W1
LA Clippers 42 40 .512 11 W1
Golden State 37 45 .451 16 L3
Sacramento 22 60 .268 31 L1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 46 36 .561 - L1
Orlando 45 37 .549 1 L1
Charlotte 44 38 .537 2 W1
Miami 43 39 .524 3 W2
Washington 17 65 .207 29 L10
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