With another double-double Heading into Monday night against Philly, Domantas Sabonis is now alone with the longest double-double streak since the 1976-77 NBA/ABA merger. He matched up with a reverse layup (+1 rebound, +2 points) with 5:24 left in the third quarter.
No NBA players were alive the last time a player had a double-double streak longer than Sabonis, which matched Kevin Love’s 53-game streak from 2010-11 during the Kings’ win over the Magic on Saturday.
THEjust four players in NBA history have longer streak than Sabonis: Wilt Chamberlain (7x), Elvin Hayes (2x), Elgin Baylor, Walt Bellamy.
Sabonis who has played at 70 of Sacramento’s games entering tonight, he can max that streak at 65 games, which would give him the ninth-longest streak of all time, trailing only Wilt, Bellamy and Baylor.
The numbers: Sabonis is averaging 20.0 ppg, 13.7 rpg, 8.3 apg for the season – on pace to join Wilt (1967-68) as the only players to average 20/13/8 for a whole season.
- The numbers were better during streak with 20.4 ppg, 14.4 rpg, 8.7 apg and 23 triple-doubles over last 53 games
The bets: While Sabonis looks to extend that record, the Kings find themselves in a battle for the final playoff spot in the West as the No. 6 Suns, No. 7 Kings and No. 8 Mavs are separated by just half a game.
Marquis Matches: Eight of the Kings’ remaining 12 games are at home. However, they face nine opponents over .500 and have two key games on the second night of a back-to-back.
- Tuesday vs. Dallas (10 ET, TNT): The first of a two-game set over four days in Sacramento, the Kings must win one of two to clinch the tiebreaker.
- April 12 vs. Phoenix: The Kings and Suns meet for the fifth time this season, with this game deciding the tiebreaker.
With a hard schedule To close out the regular season, the Kings will need more double-doubles from Sabonis as they look to start a streak of their own with back-to-back playoff appearances.
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