Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Sacramento Kings
January 23, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Cavaliers beat the Kings 123-118 on 2026-01-23 at home. The Cavaliers started Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, and Jaylon Tyson. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Precious Achiuwa, and Maxime Raynaud. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 12 points (3/5) in his matchups, with Evan Mobley as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 10 points (3/10) in his matchups, with Malik Monk as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
123
Did not play: Lonzo Ball (DNP - Coach's Decision), Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAC
Sacramento Kings
118
Did not play: Devin Carter (DNP - Coach's Decision), Keon Ellis (DNP - Coach's Decision), Drew Eubanks (DNP - Coach's Decision), Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dario Šarić (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley · Jaylon Tyson Starter 17.2 min
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · De'Andre Hunter · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. 3.4 min
- Larry Nance Jr. · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · De'Andre Hunter · Craig Porter Jr. 3.3 min
- Larry Nance Jr. · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · De'Andre Hunter · Nae'Qwan Tomlin 3.2 min
- Dean Wade · Evan Mobley · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. · Jaylon Tyson 2.7 min
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
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Russell Westbrook
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Zach LaVine
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DeMar DeRozan
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Precious Achiuwa
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Maxime Raynaud
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Precious Achiuwa · Maxime Raynaud Starter 3.5 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Domantas Sabonis · Malik Monk · Dylan Cardwell 8.4 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Domantas Sabonis · Precious Achiuwa 7.9 min
- Dennis Schröder · Domantas Sabonis · Malik Monk · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 7.2 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Malik Monk · Precious Achiuwa 4.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Cavaliers defense
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Russell Westbrook 12 pts (3/5) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Evan Mobley (22 %, 1 pts) · Donovan Mitchell (20 %, 6 pts) · Larry Nance Jr. (14 %, 0 pts)
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Zach LaVine 15 pts (5/9) in 40 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylon Tyson (33 %, 5 pts) · Donovan Mitchell (21 %, 8 pts) · Dean Wade (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Dennis Schröder: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Russell Westbrook: 10 poss., 6 pts (1/2) |
| Evan Mobley | Domantas Sabonis: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Dylan Cardwell: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/9) |
| Jaylon Tyson | Malik Monk: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Zach LaVine: 13 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Jarrett Allen | Dylan Cardwell: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Domantas Sabonis: 15 poss., 6 pts (1/1) |
| Dean Wade | DeMar DeRozan: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Zach LaVine: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Craig Porter Jr. | Dennis Schröder: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Malik Monk: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Andre Hunter | Malik Monk: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Nique Clifford: 7 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Domantas Sabonis: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dylan Cardwell: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Russell Westbrook: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · DeMar DeRozan: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tyrese Proctor | Malik Monk: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Russell Westbrook: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Kings defense
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Donovan Mitchell 10 pts (3/10) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Malik Monk (22 %, 0 pts) · Russell Westbrook (19 %, 3 pts) · Dennis Schröder (15 %, 0 pts)
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Evan Mobley 12 pts (6/15) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Domantas Sabonis (28 %, 6 pts) · Precious Achiuwa (15 %, 0 pts) · Dylan Cardwell (14 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | Jarrett Allen: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Evan Mobley: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/7) |
| Malik Monk | Donovan Mitchell: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Jaylon Tyson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Dean Wade: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jaylon Tyson: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Dennis Schröder | Craig Porter Jr.: 14 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Jaylon Tyson: 10 poss., 8 pts (2/4) |
| Russell Westbrook | Donovan Mitchell: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Craig Porter Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dylan Cardwell | Jarrett Allen: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zach LaVine | Jaylon Tyson: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Donovan Mitchell: 6 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Jarrett Allen: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Evan Mobley: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nique Clifford | De'Andre Hunter: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaylon Tyson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Maxime Raynaud | Evan Mobley: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Donovan Mitchell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |