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  • Kings snap longest losing streak in franchise history with win against Grizzlies

    Russsell Westbrook scored 25 points and Precious Achiuwa had 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings snapped a 16-game losing streak — the longest in franchise history — with a 123-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.DeMar DeRozan and Daeqwon Plowden finished with 20 points each, with Plowden scoring 10 in the fourth quarter. Sacramento has the NBA’s worst record and hadn’t won since beating Washington on Jan. 16.(Video above: The Beam Stream returns.)Javon Smalls led Memphis with 21 points and nine assists. Olivier-Maxence Prosper had 17 points and GG Jackson added 16 points.The Grizzlies fought back to take the lead lead early in the third quarter, but the Kings answered with an 18-6 rally to build the game’s first double-digit lead midway through the period.Sacramento led 92-89 entering the fourth and took a comfortable advantage with a 15-4 run capped by a 3-pointer from Westbrook with 8:45 left.Injuries to key players have left both teams pivoting to the future. Memphis sits in 11th place in the Western Conference and has played most games with lineups cobbled together from available players. Eight Grizzlies were on the injured list for Monday’s matchup.The Kings led 63-61 at the half as both teams shot better than 54%. With the Grizzlies lacking an active player taller than the 6-foot-9 Jackson, Sacramento’s height advantage was apparent as Achiuwa had 14 points and 11 rebounds before the break.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. —

    Russsell Westbrook scored 25 points and Precious Achiuwa had 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings snapped a 16-game losing streak — the longest in franchise history — with a 123-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.

    DeMar DeRozan and Daeqwon Plowden finished with 20 points each, with Plowden scoring 10 in the fourth quarter. Sacramento has the NBA’s worst record and hadn’t won since beating Washington on Jan. 16.

    (Video above: The Beam Stream returns.)

    Javon Smalls led Memphis with 21 points and nine assists. Olivier-Maxence Prosper had 17 points and GG Jackson added 16 points.

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    The Grizzlies fought back to take the lead lead early in the third quarter, but the Kings answered with an 18-6 rally to build the game’s first double-digit lead midway through the period.

    Sacramento led 92-89 entering the fourth and took a comfortable advantage with a 15-4 run capped by a 3-pointer from Westbrook with 8:45 left.

    Injuries to key players have left both teams pivoting to the future. Memphis sits in 11th place in the Western Conference and has played most games with lineups cobbled together from available players. Eight Grizzlies were on the injured list for Monday’s matchup.

    The Kings led 63-61 at the half as both teams shot better than 54%. With the Grizzlies lacking an active player taller than the 6-foot-9 Jackson, Sacramento’s height advantage was apparent as Achiuwa had 14 points and 11 rebounds before the break.

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  • Victor Wembanyama unconcerned about knee as Spurs prep for Pacers

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    In what easily could have been an NBA Finals preview between two of the best teams in the league, the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit for a 134-132 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

    But as thrilling as the win was, the postgame focus was on the health of Victor Wembanyama. The Spurs superstar left the game with 10:32 remaining with a hyperextended left knee.

    ‘I have not been able to talk to the medical staff yet, but I saw what everybody else saw,’ said Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson. ‘There’s a visual there, but he finished the game on the bench with his teammates so that made me feel good. I have no idea what to say, but it was good to see him walk back out and finish the game with his teammates.’

    Wembanyama said he was sore after the game, but ‘very confident’ he won’t have to miss any time with the injury. Still, given how important Wembanyama is to the future of the Spurs, the team will be cautious with their superstar. That puts his status in question when San Antonio travels to face the Indiana Pacers on Friday.

    ‘I was this close to coming back into the game, but they had to hold me back,’ Wembanyama joked. ‘The good thing was that it was just a hyperextension, so it should be minimal. We’re going to do everything tomorrow and make sure everything is OK.’

    Regardless of whether Wembanyama suits up on Friday, the Spurs will look to build off Wednesday’s momentum.

    The Spurs trailed the Knicks by 10 at the half and by nine heading into the fourth quarter, but outscored New York 41-30 in the final 12 minutes to close out a much-needed home win and snap a two-game losing streak.

    ‘I thought we were not very good for a lot of stretches in the first half and the competitive response and the energy we were putting as the game went on into the right areas, we felt it,’ Johnson said. ‘I was extremely proud of guys who stepped up tonight, especially those guys in the fourth quarter.’

    Nobody stepped up more than Julian Champagnie, who set a franchise record with 11 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 36 points. The fourth-year pro took all 17 of his shots beyond the 3-point arc and converted five more than he ever had before.

    ‘I think we’ve been there before when it comes to a guy going down and someone having to step up and figure things out,’ Champagnie said. ‘For us (Wednesday), it was one of those things where we dropped two at home, Utah and Cleveland, but we want to protect our home court.’

    The Pacers, on the other hand, are trying desperately to find answers in what has been a challenging season. Indiana has battled injuries all year and comes into Friday’s game on a 10-game losing streak, including a 112-110 defeat against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. They enter 2026 with the worst record (6-28) in the league.

    ‘The real question should be why did we give up 68 points in the first half and only 44 in the second half?’ said Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle. ‘And that’s because in the second half, we played like a together team that was supporting each other and not like strangers. That’s how this has got to be. We’re having too much pity nonsense going on during games that needs to go away.’

    –Field Level Media

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  • 0-TROCIOUS AGAIN: Winless Jets drop another against Panthers as Justin Fields hits the bench | amNewYork

    Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) is brought down by Carolina Panthers defensive end Derrick Brown (95) and outside linebacker Nic Scourton (11) at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 19, 2025.

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    EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Justin Fields entered Sunday as the Jets‘ starting quarterback. By the end of the game, he was on the bench, and Tyrod Taylor was under center. None of it mattered. And now Gang Green is 0–7.

    Combined, Taylor and Fields were sacked six times in Sunday’s 13-6 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Over the last two games, Jets quarterbacks have been sacked 15 times — as big an indictment of New York’s porous offensive line as it is of the quarterbacks’ overall poor play.

    On the first drive, the hapless Jets set the tone for the atrocious afternoon at the Meadowlands to come when Fields, on 4th and 5 at the Carolina Panthers’ 33-yard line, attempted to throw the ball. He missed Josh Reynolds, and the New York offense began with a turnover.

    Fields threw for just 46 yards as he completed six of 12 passes. 

    Fields was briefly replaced by Taylor as the former was evaluated for a concussion in the second quarter. In the second half, Fields — who was cleared of injury — was nonetheless sidelined; Sauce Gardner, the Jets’ defensive star, wasn’t as lucky, as he was diagnosed with a concussion. 

    Justin Fields benched after another lackluster showing

    The first drive was only just the start.

    On New York’s second drive of the afternoon, Fields was sacked for a loss of four yards. After two eight-yard plays (a pass and a handoff), Fields airmailed a throw to Josh Reynolds.

    In the second quarter, Fields was hit hard by Panthers safety Nick Scott, causing a fight to break out. Fields was briefly sent to the medical tent, but returned later in the quarter.

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    The Jets tied the game at three on the drive, as Nick Folk nailed a 34-yard field goal.

    New York’s next drive lasted just four plays, as the Jets gained 11 yards.

    On the ensuing drive after the Panthers scored a touchdown to regain the lead, Fields was sacked for a loss of seven. Later in the drive, Fields was sacked for a loss of 10 as the first half came to an end.

    When the Jets’ offense took the field for their first drive of the third quarter, Taylor was under center, as Fields stood on the sideline. 

    “We needed a spark at the time,” head coach Aaron Glenn explained after the game. “I felt it was the right time to do it.”

    Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor (2) throws the ball in the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers at MetLife Stadium.
    Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor (2) throws the ball in the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 19, 2025.Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

    Taylor takes over

    On the second drive of the third quarter, Taylor escaped three Panthers defenders and found Tyler Johnson with a deep pass for a 20-yard gain.

    Taylor then attempted two more deep throws. The first was incomplete for Allen Lazard. Next, he attempted to find Reynolds in the endzone, but the pass was intercepted by Jaycee Horn.

    With 4:28 left in the fourth quarter, Taylor tried to find Reynolds, but was once again intercepted by Horn.

    Taylor completed 10 of 22 passes. He threw for 126 yards, with two interceptions.

    Panthers’ offense does just enough

    Though New York held Carolina to just 13 points Sunday, the Panthers’ offense did all it needed to get the win.

    Bryce Young threw 15-for-25 and 138 yards, with one touchdown. After he left Sunday’s game with an anke injury, Andy Dalton completed four of seven and totalled 60 yards. 

    The Panthers settled for a Ryan Fitzgerald 30-yard field goal on the first drive of the game as they picked up 54 yards on 13 plays.

    On Carolina’s fourth drive of the second quarter, Chuba Hubbard brought the Panthers to first and goal with a 26-yard gain. Young completed a three-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Legette to put the Panthers ahead. Fitzgerald knocked in the extra point to give his team a 10-3 lead.

    Fitzgerald added a 29-yard field goal early in the third quarter, as the Panthers took a 10-point lead. They never looked back.

    The Jets will head to Cincinnati next Sunday afternoon to face the Bengals. They have 10 more chances to win a game this year — and increasingly, they are looking like a team destined for the worst kind of football history.

    Meanwhile, Glenn did not indicate who would start at quarterback next week.

    By Miles Bolton

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