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Sacramento Kings at Washington Wizards

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36-39, 17-20 Away

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16-59, 7-30 Home
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Sacramento plays Washington on 6-game road slide

Sacramento Kings (36-39, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (16-59, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento will look to end its six-game road skid when the Kings play Washington.

The Wizards are 7-31 on their home court. Washington is 6-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Kings are 17-20 on the road. Sacramento is seventh in the Western Conference with 26.6 assists per game led by Domantas Sabonis averaging 6.0.

The Wizards average 13.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer makes per game than the Kings allow (14.8). The Kings average 12.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 14.4 per game the Wizards give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Poole is averaging 20.5 points and 4.5 assists for the Wizards. Alex Sarr is averaging 18.5 points over the last 10 games.

Zach LaVine is scoring 22.9 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Kings. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 21.9 points and 3.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 2-8, averaging 108.1 points, 41.9 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 8.8 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.8 points per game.

Kings: 3-7, averaging 111.3 points, 41.2 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.8 points.

INJURIES

: Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Bilal Coulibaly: out for season (hamstring), Corey Kispert: out for season (thumb), Kyshawn George: day to day (ankle), Khris Middleton: day to day (knee), Anthony Gill: day to day (hip), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (ankle).

Kings: Jake LaRavia: out (thumb), Devin Carter: day to day (shoulder).

Regular Season Series

SAC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Wizards: 18.6%
Kings: 81.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L2 Streak L3
3-7 Last Ten Games 2-8
115.8 Points Per Game 108.6
47.7 Field Goal % 43.9
35.5 Three Point % 33.5
44.2 Rebounds Per Game 43.9
26.6 Assists Per Game 25.3
4.5 Blocks Per Game 5.2
7.7 Steals Per Game 7.8
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
13.5 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.7
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colby Jones, G Out Apr 2
Marcus Smart, PG Out Apr 1
Saddiq Bey, SF Out Apr 1
Kyshawn George, F Out Apr 1
Khris Middleton, SF Out Apr 1
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devin Carter, G Out Apr 1
Jake LaRavia, F Out Mar 28

Kings Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs BOS L 113-95
vs OKC L 121-105
vs POR W 128-107
@ ORL L 121-91
@ IND L 111-109

Wizards Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs TOR L 112-104
@ PHI W 119-114
vs IND L 162-109
vs BKN L 115-112
vs MIA L 120-94

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 46 29 .613 - W2
Golden State 44 31 .587 2 W3
LA Clippers 43 32 .573 3 W1
Sacramento 36 39 .480 10 L2
Phoenix 35 41 .461 11.5 L4

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando - 40 W1 0.48051947 37
Atlanta - 39 L1 0.48 36
Miami 2 41 W5 0.45333335 34
Charlotte 17 56 W1 0.25333333 19
Washington 20 59 L3 0.21333334 16
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