Category: 2022-23 Sacramento Kings Replay

  • 2022-23 Sacramento Replay Midseason Review

    2022-23 Sacramento Replay Midseason Review

    At the halfway point of my 2022-23 Sacramento Kings replay, the Beam Team is 25-16, two games better than they were in real life. In the three game engines I’ve been using, the Kings are 19-8 with Bank Shot Basketball, 5-5 with Highlight Maker Hoops Prime Time and 1-3 with Hoops. I hadn’t planned on…

  • 1/13/23: Sacramento 130, Houston 127

    1/13/23: Sacramento 130, Houston 127

    The Sacramento Kings played the Houston Rockets at home for the second straight game, and the second matchup followed the same script as the first: the Kings took a big lead, the Rockets came back, and the Kings held on for a 130-127 victory. In the first meeting, Houston’s Jalen Green hit a basket at…

  • 1/11/23: Sacramento 129, Houston 122 (OT)

    1/11/23: Sacramento 129, Houston 122 (OT)

    The Sacramento Kings blew a 22-point lead and got taken to overtime by the Houston Rockets, but the Kings recovered in the extra period and earned a 129-122 victory for their fourth straight home win. Seven Kings (24-16) scored in double-figures, though only De’Aaron Fox scored more than 20, with 24. Domantas Sabonis had 18…

  • 1/9/23: Sacramento 112, Orlando 105

    1/9/23: Sacramento 112, Orlando 105

    The Sacramento Kings held off the Orlando Magic’s fourth-quarter rally to win their third straight home game, 112-105. The Kings (23-16) led by as many as 23 in the third quarter, and by 17 early in the fourth quarter, but the Magic made it a three-point game with under three minutes to play. Domantas Sabonis…

  • 1/7/23: Sacramento 127, LA Lakers 122

    1/7/23: Sacramento 127, LA Lakers 122

    The Sacramento Kings only led briefly in the first 44 minutes of their home contest against the Los Angeles Lakers, and trailed by as many as 16 in the second quarter, but rallied late to post a 127-122 victory. The Sacramento starters scored 111 of the 127 points: De’Aaron Fox with 31, Domantas Sabonis with…

  • 1/4/23: Sacramento 124, Atlanta 97

    1/4/23: Sacramento 124, Atlanta 97

    Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 31 points and Domantas Sabonis had a monster triple-double to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 124-97 home win over the Atlanta Hawks. It was quite a turnaround from the first meeting, which the Hawks won 148-120 in Atlanta. In addition to giving up 51 fewer points, it was just…

  • 1/3/23: Utah 110, Sacramento 105

    1/3/23: Utah 110, Sacramento 105

    The second De’Aaron Fox vs. Lauri Markkanen battle in just a few days didn’t have the same sizzle, but Markkanen and the Utah Jazz once again came away with the victory over the Sacramento Kings, 110-105, in Salt Lake City. In a 146-143 OT victory by the Jazz on Dec. 30, Markkanen scored 54 and…

  • 1/1/23: Memphis 122, Sacramento 105

    1/1/23: Memphis 122, Sacramento 105

    De’Aaron Fox had another monster scoring game, but didn’t get any help as the Sacramento Kings lost on the road to the Memphis Grizzlies, 122-105, on New Year’s Day. Fox followed up his 49-point OT effort against Utah by scoring 46 in regulation against the Grizzlies. He made 18 of 25 shots, including three three-pointers,…

  • 12/30/22: Utah 146, Sacramento 143 (OT)

    12/30/22: Utah 146, Sacramento 143 (OT)

    De’Aaron Fox had a triple-double for the ages — 49 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds — but Lauri Markkanen poured in 54 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 146-143 overtime victory in Sacramento. The Kings trailed by 11 with less than five minutes to go in regulation, but rallied and Malik Monk…