Kings at Wizards
THE STORY: The Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards will look to end their respective losing streaks when they collide on Wednesday in D.C. The Kings have dropped six in a row while the Wizards are winless in three straight games. Washington is returning home after a 2-3 road trip in which it won the opening two contests before beginning its downward slide. This is the only meeting between the two clubs this season.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, CSN-California, Comcast SportsNet
ABOUT THE KINGS (10-22): Sacramento is coming off a 120-108 road loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday, it's seventh loss in the last 10 games. The Kings put up a valiant battle but ultimately couldn't contain the highest scoring team in the NBA. Despite the loss, head coach Keith Smart praised his club afterward. "You needed to play a perfect game to win this game against this team and we were pretty close to a perfect game," he said.
ABOUT THE WIZARDS (7-25): Washington, which has just three wins in its last 10 outings, is coming off a 104-88 road loss to the Phoenix Suns on Monday. Head coach Randy Wittman was seething after the game, which saw the Wizards turn the ball over 16 times while registering just 16 assists en route to their third straight defeat. "We became selfish," Wittman said. "We didn't share the ball and tried to do everything
one on one ... that's all it was. I'm not going to put up with that."
BUZZER BEATERS:
1. The Wizards haven’t had a winning road trip of five or more games since 2005.
2. Sacramento G Isaiah Thomas scored 20 of his 24 points in the third quarter against Miami.
3. Kings G John Salmons was a late scratch on Tuesday because of a sore right hip.