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Sacramento Kings
118
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Cleveland Cavaliers
123
Venue: Rocket Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Sacramento Kings 123-118 at home on Friday, January 23, 2026 at Rocket Arena. Donovan Mitchell had 33 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Domantas Sabonis had 24 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists for the Sacramento Kings.
The Cleveland Cavaliers trailed 71-68 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 34-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Evan Mobley (double-double, Cleveland Cavaliers), Domantas Sabonis (double-double, Sacramento Kings). Bench points: Sacramento Kings 73, Cleveland Cavaliers 23. Evan Mobley had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Sacramento Kings vs Cleveland Cavaliers?
- The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Sacramento Kings 123-118 on January 23, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Domantas Sabonis scored 24 for the Sacramento Kings with 16 rebounds; Donovan Mitchell scored 33 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | 35 | 36 | 22 | 25 | 118 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 35 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 123 |
Game leaders
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 24 Domantas Sabonis
- Rebounds
- 16 Domantas Sabonis
- Assists
- 7 Malik Monk
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 33 Donovan Mitchell
- Rebounds
- 13 Evan Mobley
- Assists
- 8 Donovan Mitchell
Domantas Sabonis double-double (24 PTS, 16 REB) · Evan Mobley double-double (29 PTS, 13 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 30:10 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 3 | -24 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 26:36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 2 | -18 |
| Zach LaVine starter | 22:31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -20 |
| Precious Achiuwa starter | 20:22 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -22 |
| Maxime Raynaud starter | 9:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
| Malik Monk bench | 32:45 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 |
| Dennis Schröder bench | 31:08 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 2 | +19 |
| Domantas Sabonis bench | 30:43 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9-14 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 5 | +16 |
| Dylan Cardwell bench | 22:48 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | +10 |
| Nique Clifford bench | 13:46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | +3 |
Not available: Keegan Murray
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Tyson starter | 35:49 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-14 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 3 | +20 |
| Evan Mobley starter | 34:46 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13-24 | 0-4 | 3-5 | 0 | +17 |
| Donovan Mitchell starter | 34:11 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-25 | 5-12 | 6-7 | 3 | +5 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 33:38 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 2 | +7 |
| Dean Wade starter | 28:00 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +21 |
| Craig Porter bench | 21:21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | -7 |
| De'Andre Hunter bench | 19:01 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | -12 |
| NaeQwan Tomlin bench | 15:14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | -27 |
| Larry Nance Jr. bench | 13:40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +2 |
| Tyrese Proctor bench | 4:20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -1 |
Not available: Darius Garland, Max Strus, Chris Livingston, Sam Merrill
| Sacramento Kings | Stat | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|
| 21/22 (95%) | Free throws | 22/27 (81%) |
| 29/56 (51%) | 2 pointers | 31/60 (51%) |
| 13/33 (39%) | 3 pointers | 13/36 (36%) |
| 42/89 (47%) | Field goals | 44/96 (45%) |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 33 | Defensive rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 25 | Fouls | 17 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 11 |
| 12:55 | Time spent in lead | 32:03 |
| 6 | Biggest lead | 14 |
Largest margin: 14 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 18
- Times tied
- 9
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- 6 Q3 11:36
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 14 Q1 8:36
- Longest run
- 11-0 Cleveland Cavaliers · Q1 11:42 to Q1 9:30
Scoring plays
Q1 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 0 | 5 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 0 | 7 |
| 10:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 0 | 9 |
| 9:30 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 0 | 11 |
| 9:12 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 1 | 11 |
| 9:12 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 2 | 11 |
| 9:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 2 | 13 |
| 8:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 2 | 16 |
| 8:10 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 4 | 16 |
| 7:43 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 6 | 16 |
| 7:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 6 | 17 |
| 7:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 6 | 18 |
| 6:57 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 6 | 20 |
| 5:57 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 9 | 20 |
| 5:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 9 | 22 |
| 5:27 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 11 | 22 |
| 5:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 11 | 24 |
| 5:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 11 | 25 |
| 4:56 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 13 | 25 |
| 4:27 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 16 | 25 |
| 3:57 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 18 | 25 |
| 3:39 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 20 | 25 |
| 3:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 20 | 27 |
| 2:44 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 22 | 27 |
| 2:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 22 | 29 |
| 2:06 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 25 | 29 |
| 1:42 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 3-pt field goal | 28 | 29 |
| 1:22 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 28 | 30 |
| 1:22 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 28 | 31 |
| 1:13 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 29 | 31 |
| 1:13 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 30 | 31 |
| 0:51 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 33 | 31 |
| 0:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 33 | 33 |
| 0:31 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 34 | 33 |
| 0:31 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 35 | 33 |
| 0:13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 35 | 35 |
Q2 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 37 | 35 |
| 11:33 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 37 | 37 |
| 11:15 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 39 | 37 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 39 | 38 |
| 10:27 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 40 | 38 |
| 10:27 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 41 | 38 |
| 10:10 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 43 | 38 |
| 9:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 3-pt field goal | 43 | 41 |
| 9:45 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 44 | 41 |
| 8:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 44 | 42 |
| 8:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 44 | 43 |
| 8:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 44 | 44 |
| 8:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 44 | 45 |
| 8:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 44 | 46 |
| 8:01 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 47 | 46 |
| 7:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 47 | 49 |
| 7:40 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 49 | 49 |
| 7:40 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 50 | 49 |
| 6:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 50 | 52 |
| 5:47 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 52 | 52 |
| 5:11 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 54 | 52 |
| 5:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 3-pt field goal | 54 | 55 |
| 4:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 54 | 57 |
| 4:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 54 | 58 |
| 4:05 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 56 | 58 |
| 3:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 56 | 60 |
| 3:32 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 59 | 60 |
| 3:09 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 61 | 60 |
| 2:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 61 | 63 |
| 2:19 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 64 | 63 |
| 2:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 3-pt field goal | 64 | 66 |
| 1:56 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 67 | 66 |
| 1:06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 67 | 67 |
| 1:06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 67 | 68 |
| 0:47 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 69 | 68 |
| 0:02 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 70 | 68 |
| 0:02 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 71 | 68 |
Q3 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 74 | 68 |
| 10:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 74 | 71 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 74 | 73 |
| 10:04 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 76 | 73 |
| 9:23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 76 | 75 |
| 8:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 76 | 76 |
| 8:35 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 79 | 76 |
| 8:08 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 81 | 76 |
| 7:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 81 | 78 |
| 7:35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 81 | 80 |
| 6:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 81 | 82 |
| 6:36 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 82 | 82 |
| 6:01 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 82 | 84 |
| 5:33 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 82 | 87 |
| 5:16 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 84 | 87 |
| 4:22 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 84 | 89 |
| 3:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 84 | 90 |
| 3:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 84 | 91 |
| 3:11 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 87 | 91 |
| 2:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 87 | 93 |
| 2:32 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 87 | 95 |
| 2:02 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 89 | 95 |
| 1:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 89 | 96 |
| 1:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 89 | 97 |
| 1:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 89 | 100 |
| 1:03 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 91 | 100 |
| 0:54 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 91 | 102 |
| 0:36 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 93 | 102 |
Q4 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal | 93 | 104 |
| 10:31 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 94 | 104 |
| 10:31 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 95 | 104 |
| 10:06 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 97 | 104 |
| 9:35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 97 | 106 |
| 9:05 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 99 | 106 |
| 8:50 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 102 | 106 |
| 8:16 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 103 | 106 |
| 8:16 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 104 | 106 |
| 8:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 104 | 108 |
| 7:17 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 106 | 108 |
| 7:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 3-pt field goal | 106 | 111 |
| 6:37 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 108 | 111 |
| 6:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 108 | 113 |
| 6:06 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 109 | 113 |
| 6:06 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 110 | 113 |
| 4:39 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 112 | 113 |
| 4:00 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 114 | 113 |
| 2:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 114 | 115 |
| 2:27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 114 | 118 |
| 2:12 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 115 | 118 |
| 2:12 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 116 | 118 |
| 1:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 116 | 119 |
| 1:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 116 | 120 |
| 0:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 116 | 122 |
| 0:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 116 | 123 |
| 0:09 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 118 | 123 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Cleveland Cavaliers 1-0. Final series: Cleveland Cavaliers 2-0.
- Jan 23: Sacramento Kings 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 123 (this game)
- Feb 7: Cleveland Cavaliers 132 at Sacramento Kings 126
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Jan 24, 2026 · 00:30 UTC