Washington Wizards vs Sacramento Kings Match Player Stats On Oct 29, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 29, 2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- John Wall schooled De'Aaron Fox in the first meeting between the dynamic point guards out of Kentucky, and the Washington Wizards made it a harsh lesson for the Sacramento Kings.

Wall's 19 points and nine assists in 26 minutes led a Wizards blitz in a 110-83 victory over Fox and the Kings on Sunday at the Golden 1 Center.

Sacramento's rookie guard saw how much improvement is needed before he can be considered one of the game's elite.

Wall produced 11 points in the first quarter and scored or assisted on every point as Washington bolted to a 13-0 lead and never looked back.

Guard Bradley Beal, who was fined $50,000 but avoided a suspension after grabbing Golden State forward Draymond Green around the neck in Washington's loss to the Warriors on Friday, scored 15 points.

Otto Porter added 16 points and Mike Scott scored 13 as Washington (4-2) finished a four-game Western trip with two victories.

Wall, in his eighth season since Washington made him the top pick in the 2010 draft, is averaging 21.6 points and 10.3 assists in the first six games. By comparison, Fox is averaging 12.7 points and 5.0 assists in his first six games.

The Kings' top pick and No. 5 overall selection in the June draft struggled in his first matchup with Wall, scoring only two points on 1-of-8 shooting from the floor. He finished with five assists and four turnovers.

Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 15 points to lead Sacramento (1-5). Frank Mason III added 11, and Malachi Richardson and Skal Labissiere added 10 points apiece.

Fox was 1 of 7 in the first half with two assists and two turnovers as Washington built a 63-32 lead.

NOTES: The Wizards' scuffle with the Warriors on Friday resulted in one-game suspensions for F Markieff Morris and G Carrick Felix for leaving the bench after Washington G Bradley Beal tussled with Golden State F Draymond Green in the second quarter. The league also fined Wizards F Kelly Oubre Jr. $15,000 for aggressively leaving the bench. ... G De'Aaron Fox was the first Kings rookie to record at least five assists in three of his first five games since Tyus Edney in 1995-96. ... Beal and Wizards G John Wall are in their sixth season as a starting tandem, matching Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson (Golden State), Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan (Toronto), and Tony Parker and Danny Green (San Antonio) for the NBA's longest current run. ... Kings F Zach Randolph and G George Hill sat out in a planned rest day. F Skal Labissiere started for Randolph and played 22 minutes, and G Frank Mason played in 21 minutes in Hill's absence.