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Sacramento Kings Watch the Sixers Set the Pace at Golden 1 Center

The Sacramento Kings moved to 18-53 after a 139-118 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, who improved to 38-32, at Golden 1 Center at 10:00 PM EDT.


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First quarter


The Sixers opened with 45 points in the first quarter while the Sacramento Kings scored 33, and Philadelphia shot 50 percent from the field for the game.


The Sixers hit 17 three-pointers on 47 percent overall, a perimeter start that lined up with their 31-point biggest lead.


Second quarter


The Sacramento Kings put up 29 points in the second quarter, but the Sixers added 26 and carried a lead built on 32 assists and 9 turnovers.


Sacramento Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers final score reflected Philadelphia’s 61 total rebounds against Sactown’s 50, including a 17-14 edge on the offensive glass.


Third quarter


The Kings scored 27 in the third quarter as Maxime Raynaud followed his previous outing with 30 points on 65 percent shooting and 75 percent from three-point range.


Philadelphia countered with 36 in the quarter, and their 54 points in the paint matched a night where Sactown allowed 21 points off turnovers.


Fourth quarter


The Kings scored 29 in the fourth quarter and got a previous-game line of 13 points and 5 assists from DeMar DeRozan, while Russell Westbrook’s prior 8 assists pointed to Sacramento’s 26-assist team night.


The Sixers closed with 32 in the fourth, and game-changing plays Sacramento Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers centered on Philadelphia’s 21 fast-break points compared with Sactown’s 7.


Postgame notes


Sacramento Kings coach post-game reaction came after Sactown finished at 69 percent on free throws and 38 percent from three-point range, with 32 bench points.


The Sixers finished at 83 percent at the line and posted 21 points off turnovers, and that post game analysis tracked with Sacramento’s 14 total turnovers and 3 steals.


The Kings are scheduled to host the Brooklyn Nets at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on 3/22/2026 at 6:00 PM EDT, with the broadcast on YES and NBCS-CA.


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