Sacramento Kings vs. Washington Wizards
January 16, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Kings beat the Wizards 128-115 on 2026-01-16 at home. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Precious Achiuwa, and Maxime Raynaud. The Wizards started Justin Champagnie, Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, Kyshawn George, and Tre Johnson. Alex Sarr (Wizards) scored 15 points (7/11) in his matchups, with Maxime Raynaud as his primary defender. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 9 points (3/6) in his matchups, with Bub Carrington as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAC
Sacramento Kings
128
Did not play: Devin Carter (DNP - Coach's Decision), Drew Eubanks (DNP - Coach's Decision), Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dario Šarić (DNP - Coach's Decision)
WAS
Washington Wizards
115
Did not play: Khris Middleton (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
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 17.6 min
- Dennis Schröder · Domantas Sabonis · Malik Monk · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 9.2 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Precious Achiuwa · Dylan Cardwell 2.8 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Maxime Raynaud 2.3 min
- Russell Westbrook · Zach LaVine · Domantas Sabonis · Precious Achiuwa · Nique Clifford 2.1 min
WAS
Washington Wizards
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Justin Champagnie · Alex Sarr · Bub Carrington · Kyshawn George · Tre Johnson Starter 13.1 min
- Marvin Bagley III · Malaki Branham · Bub Carrington · Jamir Watkins · Tre Johnson 8.2 min
- Marvin Bagley III · Kyshawn George · AJ Johnson · Jamir Watkins · Will Riley 5.1 min
- Justin Champagnie · Alex Sarr · Bub Carrington · Tre Johnson · Will Riley 4.4 min
- Marvin Bagley III · Malaki Branham · Bub Carrington · Jamir Watkins · Will Riley 4.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Kings defense
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Alex Sarr 15 pts (7/11) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Maxime Raynaud (37 %, 2 pts) · Domantas Sabonis (18 %, 2 pts) · Precious Achiuwa (11 %, 2 pts)
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Kyshawn George 18 pts (5/8) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Precious Achiuwa (27 %, 5 pts) · DeMar DeRozan (21 %, 5 pts) · Russell Westbrook (15 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | Justin Champagnie: 20 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Jamir Watkins: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Zach LaVine | Tre Johnson: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Will Riley: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Russell Westbrook | Bub Carrington: 30 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Kyshawn George: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Kyshawn George: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Justin Champagnie: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Maxime Raynaud | Alex Sarr: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Marvin Bagley III: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Domantas Sabonis | Marvin Bagley III: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Alex Sarr: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Dennis Schröder | Bub Carrington: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Will Riley: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nique Clifford | Bub Carrington: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Riley: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dylan Cardwell | Alex Sarr: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamir Watkins: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Malik Monk | Tre Johnson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamir Watkins: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Wizards defense
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Russell Westbrook 9 pts (3/6) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Bub Carrington (19 %, 3 pts) · Tre Johnson (18 %, 2 pts) · Kyshawn George (15 %, 0 pts)
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Zach LaVine 15 pts (5/6) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Bub Carrington (27 %, 2 pts) · Tre Johnson (16 %, 2 pts) · Will Riley (14 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bub Carrington | Zach LaVine: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Dennis Schröder: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tre Johnson | Russell Westbrook: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Zach LaVine: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Alex Sarr | Maxime Raynaud: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Domantas Sabonis: 9 poss., 6 pts (3/4) |
| Jamir Watkins | DeMar DeRozan: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Domantas Sabonis: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kyshawn George | Precious Achiuwa: 12 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · Russell Westbrook: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Justin Champagnie | DeMar DeRozan: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Russell Westbrook: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Will Riley | Zach LaVine: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Dylan Cardwell: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Marvin Bagley III | Domantas Sabonis: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Maxime Raynaud: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Malaki Branham | Zach LaVine: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Russell Westbrook: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| AJ Johnson | Zach LaVine: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dennis Schröder: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Anthony Gill | Precious Achiuwa: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dylan Cardwell: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |