Christie spent countless hours with Sabonis over the past three years as his player development coach. Christie has watched Sabonis improve his 3-point shooting dramatically from 23.5% in his first season with the Kings to almost 48% this season while doubling his volume.
In Sunday's matchup against the Washington Wizards, DeRozan reached an impressive feat that proves how elite of an offensive weapon he has been. DeRozan passed Hall of Famer Allen Iverson for 29th place on the NBA all-time scoring list, reaching 24,379 career points.
It was cool to come back to a place where they loved you, appreciated you. My 3 years here felt like 10. I enjoyed my time here. It was fun.
DeMar DeRozan had 33 points, Malik Monk added 26 points and nine assists and the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 132-127 on Thursday night. Monk made the last four free throws for Kings. They improved to 21-20 with their eighth victory in nine games.
Sacramento Kings’ DeMar DeRozan, third from right ... (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis, center, battles against Chicago Bulls’ Patrick Williams, left, and Matas Buzelis, right, for the ball during the first half of an NBA ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 22 points ... Malik Monk had 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. DeMar DeRozan got a warm reception in his return to Chicago and finished with ...
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