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Kings' Zach LaVine continues scoring tear with fifth 30-point game
Maybe the most surprising player among the NBA's current leading scorers, Zach LaVine found familiar territory while leading the Sacramento Kings to a win on Saturday night.
During the third quarter of the Bucks vs. Kings game on Saturday, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook got tangled up near the basket.
NBA.com's John Schuhmann released his latest power rankings and placed the Kings at 27. Only three teams ranked below the Kings: the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, and Brooklyn Nets. Is that really who the Kings are grouped with now? Have the Kings completely reverted to fighting for better draft lottery odds?
Both the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings may be without multiple key players in Saturday night's matchup.
The still-undefeated Bulls hosted the Kings on Wednesday and handed them a 126-113 defeat. It was Chicago's fourth win of the season and Sacramento's fourth loss, and it demonstrated a pretty sobering truth for the moribund Kings: even the lowly Bulls have left them in the dust.
The Kings are getting killed all over the World Wide Web after losing four of their first five games. They held fourth-quarter leads in each of their first four games with closes losses to the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder, but Kings guard Zach LaVine noted that close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
Preview the Chicago Bulls' NBA matchup with Sacramento, including betting odds, tips, trends, and game information.
Doc Rivers is not going to act like the officiating lost them the game against the Sacramento Kings despite what fans have to say.
Portland Trailblazers head coach Chauncey Billups exits the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse after his arraignment on Thursday in Portland. Billups, the 2004 NBA Finals MVP, was charged for his alleged participation in a scheme that involved rigging illegal poker games. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland Getty Images