WASHINGTON -- — Jordan Poole scored 23 points and the Washington Wizards beat the Sacramento Kings 116-111 Wednesday night to split the season series between the teams.

Bub Carrington and AJ Johnson each added 19 points for the Wizards, who entered Wednesday tied with Utah for the fewest wins in the NBA with 16. Tristan Vukcevic had 17 and Anthony Gill added 10.

DeMar DeRozan scored 20 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter trying to rally the Kings from a 14-point deficit after three quarters. The Kings outscored the Wizards 34-25 in the fourth, but never got closer than 111-109 inside the final minute.

Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Kings. Keegan Murray and Zach LaVine had 18 apiece.

Takeaways

Kings: They have lost three straight to start a six-game road swing that is their last of the season. The Kings needed this win trying to hold onto a spot for the play-in tournament. Sacramento came in at No. 10 with only two games left against teams either eliminated already or below the Kings in the Western Conference standings.

Wizards: They snapped a three-game skid to improve to 8-30 at home this season, which still is the fewest home wins in the NBA this season.

Key moment

JT Thor made one basket when it mattered most. DeRozan had scored 18 points to pull the Kings to 111-109 with 55.6 seconds left. Thor, called up from the G League earlier Wednesday and playing his 16th game with the Wizards, made a 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining. DeRozan missed a short layup, and Carrington added two free throws with 28.2 seconds to go.

Key stat

The Wizards made 17 of 43 3-pointers while the Kings struggled outside the arc, making only 10 of 39.

Up next

Sacramento visits Charlotte on Friday night. Washington wraps up a homestand Thursday night agsinst Orlando.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Domantas Sabonis vs. Alex Sarr (Bub Carrington gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Bub Carrington misses 30-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	DeMar DeRozan makes 14-foot two point shot	0	2
11:12	Justin Champagnie misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:10	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	0	2
11:01	Alex Sarr blocks Domantas Sabonis 's 3-foot layup	0	2
10:59	AJ Johnson defensive rebound	0	2
10:54	Jordan Poole makes 29-foot three point shot (AJ Johnson assists)	3	2
10:28	Zach LaVine misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	2
10:24	AJ Johnson defensive rebound	3	2
10:16	Justin Champagnie makes 2-foot two point shot (AJ Johnson assists)	5	2
10:08	Keon Ellis misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	2
10:04	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	5	2
9:51	Alex Sarr bad pass (Keon Ellis steals)	5	2
9:40	Zach LaVine makes 1-foot layup (Domantas Sabonis assists)	5	4
9:28	Bub Carrington misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	4
9:26	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	5	4
9:15	DeMar DeRozan misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	4
9:14	Wizards defensive team rebound	5	4
9:02	AJ Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot	7	4
8:45	Zach LaVine makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	7	6
8:31	Alex Sarr misses 8-foot two point shot	7	6
8:30	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	7	6
8:27	Jordan Poole personal foul	7	6
8:12	Domantas Sabonis makes driving layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)	7	8
7:56	AJ Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	8
7:54	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	7	8
7:45	DeMar DeRozan misses driving floating jump shot	7	8
7:45	Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound	7	8
7:45	Domantas Sabonis misses 3-foot tip shot	7	8
7:45	Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound	7	8
7:45	Domantas Sabonis makes two point shot	7	10
7:45	Justin Champagnie shooting foul	7	10
7:45	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 1	7	11
7:33	Alex Sarr makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bub Carrington assists)	10	11
7:17	Domantas Sabonis makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Zach LaVine assists)	10	13
7:04	AJ Johnson misses two point shot	10	13
7:04	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	10	13
6:58	Domantas Sabonis makes 1-foot dunk (Keegan Murray assists)	10	15
6:43	Keon Ellis blocks Justin Champagnie's layup	10	15
6:42	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	10	15
6:40	Justin Champagnie makes two point shot	12	15
6:30	Keegan Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Zach LaVine assists)	12	17
6:16	Jordan Poole makes 20-foot step back jumpshot	14	17
5:43	Keon Ellis misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	14	17
5:41	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	14	17
5:38	AJ Johnson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	17
5:36	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	14	17
5:31	Keon Ellis shooting foul	14	17
5:31	Wizards Full timeout	14	17
5:31	Anthony Gill enters the game for Bub Carrington	14	17
5:31	Malik Monk enters the game for Keegan Murray	14	17
5:31	Trey Lyles enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	14	17
5:31	AJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	15	17
5:31	AJ Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2	15	17
5:30	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	15	17
5:04	Domantas Sabonis misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	17
5:02	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	15	17
5:00	Keon Ellis out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	17
4:52	Jordan Poole misses two point shot	15	17
4:52	Kings defensive team rebound	15	17
4:51	Kings Full timeout	15	17
4:51	(04:51) [Kings] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Kings] retain their timeout	15	17
4:51	Markelle Fultz enters the game for Keon Ellis	15	17
4:42	Alex Sarr kicked ball violation	15	17
4:31	Markelle Fultz misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	15	17
4:29	Markelle Fultz offensive rebound	15	17
4:26	Trey Lyles misses 28-foot three point jumper	15	17
4:24	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	15	17
4:06	Anthony Gill misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	17
4:03	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	15	17
3:55	Domantas Sabonis bad pass (Anthony Gill steals)	15	17
3:50	Alex Sarr makes two point shot (Anthony Gill assists)	17	17
3:36	Zach LaVine out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	17
3:36	Richaun Holmes enters the game for Anthony Gill	17	17
3:36	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Domantas Sabonis	17	17
3:21	Alex Sarr makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Champagnie assists)	20	17
3:04	Markelle Fultz misses 15-foot jumper	20	17
3:02	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	20	17
2:59	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	17
2:56	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	20	17
2:44	Zach LaVine makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	20
2:34	Jordan Poole makes 2-foot two point shot	22	20
2:23	Malik Monk makes two point shot (Markelle Fultz assists)	22	22
2:16	Wizards Full timeout	22	22
2:16	Anthony Gill enters the game for AJ Johnson	22	22
2:16	Tristan Vukcevic enters the game for Jordan Poole	22	22
2:16	Bub Carrington enters the game for Alex Sarr	22	22
2:09	Justin Champagnie misses 27-foot three point jumper	22	22
2:07	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	22	22
1:50	Jonas Valanciunas makes 2-foot two point shot (Malik Monk assists)	22	24
1:29	Richaun Holmes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Tristan Vukcevic assists)	24	24
1:09	Richaun Holmes shooting foul	24	24
1:09	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	24	25
1:09	JT Thor enters the game for Richaun Holmes	24	25
1:09	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	24	26
55.1	Bub Carrington bad pass (Trey Lyles steals)	24	26
50.0	Malik Monk misses two point shot	24	26
48.0	Anthony Gill defensive rebound	24	26
36.0	Tristan Vukcevic makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Bub Carrington assists)	26	26
26.0	Malik Monk misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	26
22.1	JT Thor defensive rebound	26	26
5.1	Zach LaVine personal foul	26	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	26

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Capital One Arena

Washington, DC

Date & Time

11:00 PM, April 2, 2025

Coverage

MNMT2, NBC Sports CA, MNMT, NBA League Pass

Attendance

15,018

Referees

Dedric Taylor, Sean Corbin, Karl Lane

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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