Los Sacramento Kings last night they wanted to vindicate the figure of Domantas Sabonis, who broke the record for consecutive double-doubles in the modern era of the NBA in front of the Golden 1 Center audience at home. With 54 consecutive instances, the Lithuanian center broke the previous record of Kevin Love, the top since the merger of the NBA and the ABA in 1976. It is worth remembering that, despite the celebrations during the 108-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, This is by no means an absolute competition record.
Wilt Chamberlain, with 227 consecutive double-doubles between 1964 and 1967, set the bar too high, although you never know. On a night of milestones for Sabonis, 27 yearsthe player also became the fifth in history to accumulate 25 triple-doubles in a single seasonjoining an exclusive group formed by Nikola Jokic, Russell Westbrook, Chamberlain himself and Oscar Robertson.
“We must celebrate Domas, what a great job,” commented Mike Brown in the press room. The coach closed the little surprise in the form of a celebration that the Kings prepared for their player. His hug was preceded by a video on the video scoreboard, a message from the franchise owner Vivek Ranadive and the loud ovation of the noisy Sacramento public.
“He’s having a phenomenal year. Obviously, he should have been an All Star, and should be considered for one of the All NBA teams. And should be in the discussions for the MVP with the way he is playing,” added his coach.
The Kings overcame the Sixers without much suffering, but not too much either. Joel Embiid. With 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, the local idol only needed five shots to impact the game. They took care of the rest De’Aaron Fox and Keegan Murray, executors in attack with 23 points both. From the bench, Davion Mitchell He contributed 18 points.
The victory places Sacramento in sixth position in the West, tied at 42 wins and 29 losses with the Dallas Mavericks whom they receive this Tuesday, in a duel that is expected to be key for the aspirations of both groups to avoid the play-in. The defeat drops Philadelphia to eighth place after Tyrese Maxey was reduced to 3 points in the second half.
The point guard and latent star of the Sixers scored 29 points, but he had very little company on Nick Nurse’s side. Tobias Harris, With 12 points and 8 rebounds, he was the next highest scorer on the visiting side.
Sabonis, always sparing in individual celebrations, thanked the franchise and the public for the gesture, although he still did not believe the magnitude of the milestone achieved. “He has not yet recognized that what has been done is incredible in this league, but it’s nice to see him achieve it,” acknowledged Mitchell, one of his locker roommates.
“Of course, It is an honor to be there, in the history books of the NBA, of the best league in the world. It’s a nice feeling, but I’m glad this is over. I’ve had everyone mentioning it for a couple of weeks, and I just want to go out and play and help this team succeed,” commented the great protagonist of the day.
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