Kings season ends 22–60
The Sacramento Kings closed their season with a 122–110 loss at Portland, finishing 22–60 and tied with Utah for the fourth‑worst record in the league. (kingsherald.com) Precious Achiuwa led Sacramento with 27 points and 11 rebounds in the finale as the game served largely as a development snapshot for young and depth pieces. (si.com)
Sacramento’s season ended in Portland with a 122-110 loss, leaving the Kings at 22-60 and out of the postseason picture. (espn.com) Precious Achiuwa led Sacramento with 27 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes, while Nique Clifford added 24 points and Maxime Raynaud scored 21 in the finale. Portland outscored the Kings 44-24 in the second quarter and never gave back control. (espn.ph) The final standings left Sacramento tied with Utah at 22-60 near the bottom of the Western Conference. Portland finished 42-40 and grabbed the conference’s eighth play-in spot. (espn.com) This finish closed the first full season under Doug Christie, who was promoted from interim coach to head coach in May 2025 after taking over on December 27, 2024. Sacramento had gone 27-24 under Christie after that midseason change in 2024-25, then fell to 22 wins this year. (nba.com) The roster changed sharply before and during this slide. Sacramento traded for Zach LaVine on February 3, 2025 in the deal that sent De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio, and the club entered 2025-26 with LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Domantas Sabonis as its top scorers. (nba.com, nba.com) LaVine finished the season as the Kings’ scoring leader at 19.2 points per game, DeRozan averaged 18.4, and Sabonis averaged 15.8 points and a team-high 11.4 rebounds. Russell Westbrook led Sacramento in assists at 6.7 per game. (nba.com) The closing game also looked like a snapshot of the roster’s younger and fringe pieces. NBA.com lists Clifford, Raynaud, Dylan Cardwell and Isaiah Stevens among Sacramento players who logged time this season, and Sunday’s top scorers reflected that shift. (nba.com, si.com) By the end, the numbers were stark: Sacramento was 15-26 at home, 7-34 on the road and 14th in the West. The Kings opened the year trying to stay in the play-in mix and finished it tied for one of the conference’s two worst records. (nba.com, espn.com) Now the season turns from nightly results to lottery odds and offseason decisions. The beam stayed dark on the final night, and the Kings head into summer after a 60-loss year. (sactownsports.com, espn.ph)
