Kings Win Second Straight, Beat Wizards 109-86
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Rudy Gay scored 26 points and the Sacramento Kings led most of the way in beating the Washington Wizards 109-86 on Sunday for their second straight victory.
DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists despite foul trouble. He had missed the previous two games with a strained right calf.
Sacramento stretched its lead to 20 points in the third quarter and was never threatened from there in winning back-to-back games for the first time since late November.
Bradley Beal scored 19 points for the Wizards, but John Wall shot only 3 of 10 and had nine points and eight assists.
Washington has dropped 11 of 13 road games since beating the Lakers on Jan. 27. The Wizards have lost two of three on a four-game trip that ends Monday against Golden State.
The Wizards, who occupy the fifth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, missed an opportunity to gain ground on idle fourth-place Chicago. With 12 games remaining, Washington trails the Bulls by 1 ½ games and third-place Toronto by two games.
The Wizards were outplayed in the opening half but were hoping to duplicate what they did eight days ago against the Kings. After a poor opening two quarters, the Wizards used a 67-point second half in defeating the Kings 113-97 in Washington.
Scoreless in the first half, Ben McLemore had two dunks to begin the third quarter and finished with 11 points in the period, helping the Kings outscore Washington 33-20 and assume a 90-70 lead going into the fourth.
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Wizards: Prior to the game, reserve guard Toure Murry signed a second 10-day contract. . Ramon Sessions began the season with the Kings, but was traded to the Wizards in February for Andre Miller.
Kings: Despite foul trouble and playing only 23 minutes, DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Cousins missed the previous two games with a strained right calf. ... McLemore had all 17 of his points in the second half. Omri Casspi scored 14 points and Ray McCallum had 13.
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Wizards: At Golden State on Monday
Kings: Host Philadelphia on Tuesday
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