(AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis, center, battles against Chicago Bulls’ Patrick Williams, left, and Matas Buzelis, right, for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Chicago.
Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively,
Domantas Sabonis downplayed the career- and franchise-best 28 rebounds he snagged for the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Citing his teammates' aggressiveness and ability to share the ball, Sabonis said the energy "becomes contagious.
De'Aaron Fox had 26 points and nine rebounds and Domantas Sabonis added 22 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists to help the visiting Sacramento Kings extend their season-long winning streak to seven games with a 124-119 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday.
DeRozan was an All-Star in two of his three seasons in Chicago in 2022 and 2023. He’s considered the best free-agent addition in Bulls history, though he technically joined the team via sign-and-trade from the San Antonio Spurs in 2021.
Chicago Bulls (18-20, 10th in the Eastern Conference ... TOP PERFORMERS: Vucevic is averaging 20.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Bulls. Domantas Sabonis is scoring 20.7 points per game and averaging 14.2 rebounds for the Kings.
Domantas Sabonis had 22 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls 124-119 to extend their season-high win streak to seven games. De’Aaron Fox
CHICAGODomantas Sabonis had 22 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls 124-119 on Sunday to extend their season-high win streak to seven games.
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Quinten Post, a second-round pick brought up from the G League, could earn more time after playing well against Sacramento on Wednesday.
The Denver Nuggets looked anything like a contender when they were run off their own court by Cleveland on Dec. 27. The Cavaliers put up 149 points en route to dropping Denver's record to 16-13 for the season.
An ever-present name in the Kings lineup across the month of January, Sabonis is averaging a robust stat line of 21.3 points, 16.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 0.7 blocks per game while shooting 64.3 percent from the floor in his last 10 games.