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Warriors aim to stay hot, dent Kings' playoff hopes
Two teams battling for playoff position in the Western Conference meet when the Golden State Warriors host the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.,The Warriors entered Wednesday holding the sixth seed after winning 12 of their last 14 games, while Sacramento's hopes of a top-six finish are fading fast. Th...
Kings use penalty kill to pull away from Islanders
Philip Danault and Quinton Byfield scored the clinching goals within a span of five minutes for the host Los Angeles Kings, who rode a potent penalty kill to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.,Vladislav Gavrikov opened the scoring in the first and Drew Doughty added a short-handed emp...
Knicks roll over Kings to end three-game skid
Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 26 points and nine rebounds and OG Anunoby added 24 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals to help the New York Knicks roll to a 133-104 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Monday night.,Miles "Deuce" McBride was 4 of 5 from 3-point range while record...
Surging Kings, Islanders battle for playoff position
The New York Islanders and Los Angeles Kings both desperately needed a day off Monday.,But the Kings probably enjoyed it much more than the Islanders.,The Kings will look to extend their winning streak to three games, and the Islanders will attempt to win the rubber game of a three-game road trip Tu...
Knicks aim to regain footing in encounter vs. Kings
Still reeling from the loss of All-Star guard Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks badly need a victory.,New York has dropped its last three games overall and is 0-2 on a five-game Western swing entering Monday night's contest against the Sacramento Kings.,The Knicks lost Brunson to a sprained right a...
Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater lifts Clippers past Kings in OT
James Harden scored 29 points, and Kawhi Leonard added 17 with the game-winning basket at the overtime buzzer as the Los Angeles Clippers helped their playoff prospects by rallying for a 111-110 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings at Inglewood, Calif.,Ivica Zubac scored 22 points with 14 rebo...
Kings go up early, hold off Golden Knights
Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, Warren Foegele and Brandt Clarke each had a goal and an assist for the visiting Los Angeles Kings, who hung on for a 6-5 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.,Kevin Fiala, Phillip Danault and Joel Edmundson each had two assists for the Kings, who have won two st...
Kings out to cool off hot Golden Knights amid battle for postseason
The Vegas Golden Knights have turned things around after a rough stretch and will look to keep rolling when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.,Vegas was in a rut from Jan. 9 to Feb. 4, managing just three wins in 14 games during that stretch (3-8-3). The team snapped a four-game slide on Feb...
Quinton Byfield helps Kings survive Blues in OT
Quinton Byfield scored the game-winning goal 27 seconds into overtime for the Los Angeles Kings, who snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Saturday.,Anze Kopitar scored for the Kings off assists from Drew Doughty and Mikey Anderson, whose stickwork pre...
Kings on upward trend entering clash with Clippers
A pair of teams intent on improving their playoff prospects in the Western Conference will meet as the Los Angeles Clippers play host to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif., ,The Clippers enter the game eighth in the conference standings, while the Kings are a half-game behind in nin...
Blues bid to continue ascent in rematch vs. reeling Kings
The St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings have gotten to know each other well over the past week.,On Saturday, the teams will meet -- in Los Angeles -- for the third time in eight days and the final time in the regular season.,The Blues won the first two games against the Kings, including a 3-2 shoo...
Kings rout Spurs in De'Aaron Fox's return to Sacramento
Zach LaVine poured in 36 points and DeMar DeRozan added 22 as the host Kings spoiled De'Aaron Fox's return to Sacramento, rolling to a 127-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday., ,The Kings shrugged off a slow start to sweep to a 14-point lead at halftime that they extended to 27 over the fir...
Kings acquire F Andrei Kuzmenko from Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers have traded forward Andrei Kuzmenko and a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft to the Los Angeles Kings on Friday in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2027 NHL Draft.,Kuzmenko, 29, is headed for his fourth team in three NHL seasons. He spent barely five weeks wi...
Reports: Florida State turning to alum Luke Loucks as next head coach
Florida State is negotiating with Sacramento Kings assistant coach Luke Loucks to become head coach of the Seminoles, multiple outlets reported Friday.,Loucks played at Florida State from 2008-12 under head coach Leonard Hamilton, who took over the program in 2002 and is retiring at the end of this ...
Kings look to stay in playoff hunt as they host Spurs
The Sacramento Kings will look to get back on the winning track and move closer to solidifying a spot in the postseason when they host the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night in a late-season Western Conference matchup., ,At 32-29, the new look Kings sit in ninth place -- just 1 1/2 game out of avoidi...
Rising Blues sneak past skidding Kings in shootout
Robert Thomas scored in regulation and posted the shootout winner to give the visiting St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the struggling Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.,Jake Neighbours also tallied in regulation and the shootout for the Blues, who are on a 6-1-1 run to keep within striking distance ...
Fourth-quarter spree sends Nuggets past Kings
Russell Westbrook scored 25 points, Nikola Jokic added 22 points and 15 rebounds and the host Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 116-110 on Wednesday.,Denver outscored Sacramento 32-17 in the fourth quarter to pull away.,Jamal Murray produced 24 points and eight assists, Michael Por...
Kings hope home cooking solves woes as Blues visit
The Los Angeles Kings will be looking to snap a four-game skid when they play host to the momentum-gaining St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.,Heading into the first of two meetings in a four-day span -- both at home, where Los Angeles is 19-3-3 this season -- the Kings are in a 0-3-1 stretch, with the la...
Zach LaVine, Kings aim to gain ground in West vs. Nuggets
The Sacramento Kings lost All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis to a hamstring injury, but that hasn't slowed them down the past two games.,Sacramento overcame the absence of Sabonis to beat Houston and Dallas on the road, and it can sweep its four-game road trip when it visits the Denver Nuggets on Wedne...
Spencer Knight stops 41 shots in Blackhawks' debut to beat Kings
Spencer Knight stopped 41 shots in his team debut and Ilya Mikheyev and Ryan Donato each tallied a goal and assist to lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-1 win against the slumping Los Angeles Kings on Monday.,Chicago has won consecutive games for the first time since earning three straight wins...