The Sacramento Kings traveled to face the Washington Wizards in D.C. on Wednesday, desperately looking to get back in the win column. The Kings are riding a tw

The Sacramento Kings made a late push but ultimately came up short on Wednesday against the Washington Wizards, falling 111-116 on the road in a game that was frankly painful to watch for long stretches.

Sacramento enters a matchup against Indiana as losers of five road games in a row. Monday's meeting is the first of the season between the teams.

INDIANAPOLIS — Aaron Nesmith scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half, Obi Toppin added 19 and the Indiana Pacers rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to beat the Sacramento Kings 111-109 on Monday night. Tyrese Haliburton had 18 points and 11 assists against his former team for the Pacers. Jarace Walker scored 15 points.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — He's an NCAA Champion, a Sacramento Kings legend, played in the NBA for 14 years and had one of the most iconic shots in Kings franchise history. His name is Mike Bibby, and he's the next head men's basketball coach at Sacramento State University.

The Kings hit the halftime break down 61-46 and trailed by as many as 20 in the second quarter. They missed their first seven shots from distance before DeMar DeRozan hit one from the left wing with 6:30 remaining in the half. The Magic went 8 of 20 from 3 while the Kings made 1 of 9.

DeRozan chipped in 31 points (12-24 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 5-7 FT ... way for Sacramento from three in Monday's outing, pacing all players in threes made while finishing as one of three Kings with 20 ...

Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo had a huge second half to help the Milwaukee Bucks storm back to beat the Kings 114-108 on Saturday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Antetokounmpo finished with 32 points and 17 rebounds for Milwaukee. He had 23 points and 11 rebounds in the second half.