Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Sacramento Kings player stats and box score (Mar. 19) | 2024-25 NBA season

The Sacramento Kings defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-119 on Wednesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.

DeMar DeRozan led seven Kings in double figures with 27 points. He also dished out four assists and went 10-for-19 (2-for-5 on 3-pointers). Malik Monk finished with 22 points, eight assists and five rebounds on 8-for-18, including 4-for-7 from the 3-point line.

Devin Carter contributed 16 points and five rebounds off the bench. Jonas Valanciunas added 12 points and 13 rebounds. Keegan Murray, Trey Lyles and Keon Ellis added 13 points apiece.

Evan Mobley finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds on 13-for-18 shooting, including 4-for-5 on 3-pointers. Donovan Mitchell had 26 points, five rebounds and four assists on 8-for-17 shooting. Ty Jerome contributed 14 points and five assists off the bench (7-for-14 shooting).

Dean Wade and Max Strus added 12 points apiece, while Jarett Allen scored 10 and grabbed five boards.

The Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland (56-13) lost its third consecutive game. They were on the second night of a back-to-back. On Tuesday, they had a 132-119 loss to the LA Clippers.

On the flip side, Sacramento improved to 35-33 and strengthened its grip on the ninth seed in the Western Conference. They are four and a half games behind the sixth and final guaranteed playoff spot held by the Golden State Warriors (40-29).

Wednesday's matchup was the first of two meetings between the Kings and Cavs this season. They will meet again on April 6 at Rocket Arena (formerly Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse) in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Sacramento Kings player stats and box score

Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Dean Wade	12	7	1	0	0	0	4-8	4-6	0-0	17
Evan Mobley	31	10	2	1	0	2	13-18	4-5	1-1	3
Jarrett Allen	10	5	2	1	0	2	4-5	0-0	2-4	3
Max Strus	12	4	2	1	0	1	5-10	1-5	1-2	-4
Donovan Mitchell	26	5	4	1	0	3	8-17	1-6	9-9	-1
Ty Jerome	14	1	6	1	0	2	7-14	0-5	0-0	-10
De'Andre Hunter	8	4	3	1	0	0	3-8	2-5	0-0	-12
Sam Merrill	0	1	4	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-14
Isaac Okoro	5	0	0	1	1	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	-6
Craig Porter Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	4
Javonte Green	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jaylon Tyson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tristan Thompson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sacramento Kings player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
DeMar DeRozan	27	1	4	1	0	1	10-19	2-5	5-6	1
Keegan Murray	13	4	3	1	0	1	5-11	3-7	0-0	15
Jonas Valanciunas	12	13	2	0	0	2	5-12	0-2	2-2	-17
Keon Ellis	13	4	2	1	0	1	4-4	3-3	2-2	4
Malik Monk	22	5	8	2	1	3	8-18	4-7	2-2	-6
Devin Carter	16	5	3	3	0	1	6-11	2-6	2-2	7
Trey Lyles	13	8	5	0	0	1	5-9	1-4	2-2	10
Markelle Fultz	5	0	1	1	0	0	2-6	1-1	0-0	6
Isaac Jones	2	1	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0
Jae Crowder	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Doug McDermott	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Taylor	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Sacramento Kings game summary

At the end of the first quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers had a 22-15 lead over the Sacramento Kings. The Kings trailed by just seven points despite shooting 17.4 % (4-for-23).

Cleveland had a nine-point lead at the end of the first half, 56-47. Ty Jerome scored 12 points off the bench, while Donovan Mitchell added nine points and five rebounds. On the other hand, Malik Monk led Sacramento with 14 points and four rebounds on 5-for-11 shooting (4-for-5 from the 3-point line).

The Kings outscored the Cavs 43-32 in the third quarter to take a 90-88 lead heading into the final frame. In the fourth, Sacramento withstood several runs by Cleveland. They survive with a 123-119 win.